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Congressman Derek Schmidt announced that three public safety bills he cosponsored have passed Congress and are expected to be signed into law.
“Public safety is a core function of government,” Schmidt said. “I’ve joined in cosponsoring these three public safety bills to better protect children and to support law enforcement officers and firefighters, and I appreciate Congress approving all three and sending them to President Trump to be signed into law.”
The three bills are:
- Protect Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 1274): Strengthens the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program, increases funding, and updates the national strategy to prevent child exploitation.
- Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025 (H.R. 1236): Expands benefits to include retired officers killed or permanently disabled in targeted attacks tied to their prior service.
- Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act (H.R. 1269): Presumes certain exposure-related cancers in public safety officers as injuries sustained in the line of duty under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits program.
All three bills were included in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026, which passed the House 312-112 on December 10 and the Senate 77-20 on December 17.
