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S.1696 Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2011, 112th Congress

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Latest Action: Oct 12, 2011 Introduced in Senate

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Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2011 (S. 1696 ... - March 20, 2012 by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills - S. 1696. A bill to improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress.

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As noted by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills on March 20, 2012, "S. 1696. A bill to improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress." (/url?q=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s1696&sa=U&ei=gb7UT_ibHfH22AWVlfmlDw&ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&usg=AFQjCNHqqpoL_PjvTcoDVPleZp0qqjd4dQ)
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2011 (S. 1696 ... - March 20, 2012 by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills - S. 1696. A bill to improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress.

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As noted by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills on March 20, 2012, "S. 1696. A bill to improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress." (/url?q=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s1696&sa=U&ei=kGfTT6_pE8jq2QXc9-SJDw&ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&usg=AFQjCNGDbZw7Cw5cZmSYwmPSvXOT8VQW4A)
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2011 (S. 1696 ... - March 20, 2012 by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills - S. 1696. A bill to improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress.

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As noted by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills on March 20, 2012, "S. 1696. A bill to improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress." (/url?q=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s1696&sa=U&ei=vSTST6OXMMaU2AWi8ImDDw&ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&usg=AFQjCNELHykrFipvozauu5LJ9KauDa-Khw)

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As noted by MMAFighting.com on July 27, 2012, "You also have to consider that the NFL, for example, has 32 teams, each with a 53-man roster. That’s 1,696 professional football players, not counting the practice squad guys. The UFC usually only carries somewhere around 300+ fighters on its roster." (http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/7/27/3193843/twitter-mailbag-talking-frank-mir-to-strikeforce-anderson-silvas)
Sen. Leahy Introduces Bill to Improve Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program - October 14, 2011 by Targeted News Service (subscription) - Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 1696) to "improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program." The bill was introduced on Oct. 12 and has three co-sponsors. Co-sponsors are Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., Mary C. Lan

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As noted by Targeted News Service (subscription) on October 14, 2011, " Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 1696) to "improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program." The bill was introduced on Oct. 12 and has three co-sponsors. Co-sponsors are Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., Mary C. Lan" (http://targetednews.com/disp_story.php?s_id=1064723)

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