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        <text>Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8231-8232)</text>
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        <fullName>Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Healthy Firefighters Act - Requires the United States Fire Administrator to contract with a medical research university to conduct long-term medical health monitoring of those firefighters who responded to emergencies in any areas declared a disaster by the Federal Government. Directs that such monitoring include monitoring of pulmonary illness, neurological damage, and cardiovascular damage and exposure documentation.</p>]]></text>
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