Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007

3.0.0 1924 2023-01-11T20:36:32Z 2023-01-11T20:36:32Z Senate S S 2007-08-01 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing ssga03 Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee Referred to 2007-08-22T17:08:20Z Reported by 2008-10-01T20:20:34Z Markup by 2008-06-25T15:41:38Z Referred to 2007-08-01T21:01:59Z S. Rept. 110-520 Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 110 103 HR 2007-05-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Related bill CRS Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 110 1142 HR 2007-02-16 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS 2008-11-17 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 110-520. Floor 2008-11-17 By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 110-520. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2008-10-01 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1102. Calendars 2008-10-01 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2008-10-01 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2008-06-25 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2007-08-22 ssga03 Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Committee 2007-08-01 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2007-08-01 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-08-01 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-08-02 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-09-04 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-09-04 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-09-04 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2007-09-05 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2007-09-06 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-10-15 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-11-15 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-12-06 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-03-11 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-03-11 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2008-03-11 False K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2008-03-12 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-04-23 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2008-06-25 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-07-28 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2008-09-15 False 2008-09-02T04:00:00Z S. 1924, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20212 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2008</p> 2008-09-02T04:00:00Z S. 1924, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20212 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2008 Government Operations and Politics AIDS (Disease) Animals Blood diseases Brain diseases Breast cancer Cancer Cardiovascular diseases Colon cancer Communicable diseases Digestive diseases Diphtheria Emergency Management Emergency medicine Environmental Protection Evidence (Law) Families Federal employees Fire fighters Health Hepatitis Human immunodeficiency viruses Kidney diseases Labor and Employment Law Leukemia Liver diseases Lung cancer Lung diseases Medical personnel Paramedical personnel Prostate cancer Rabies Rescue work Skin cancer Survivors' benefits Tuberculosis Women Workers' compensation Government Operations and Politics

00 2007-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-18T21:31:52Z Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends federal law to provide that, in the case of an employee in fire protection activities: (1) heart disease, lung disease, specified cancers and infectious diseases shall be presumed to be proximately caused by the employee's employment; (2) the disability or death of an employee in fire protection activities due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of such employee's duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.

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01 2008-10-01 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2009-02-04T19:33:45Z Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2008 - Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatatis, human immunodeficiency virus, and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.

Defines an "employee in fire protection activities" as a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker, who: (1) is trained in fire suppression; (2) has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression; (3) is engaged in the prevention, control, and extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk; and (4) performs such activities as a primary responsibility of his or her job.

Directs the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to examine the implementation of this Act and appropriate scientific and medical data related to the health risks associated with firefighting and to report to Congress on: (1) an analysis of the injury claims made under this Act; (2) an analysis of the available research related to the health risks associated with firefighting; and (3) recommendations for any administrative or legislative actions necessary to ensure that those diseases most associated with firefighting are included in the presumption created by this Act.

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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2008 S Senate Reported to Senate 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1924rs/xml/BILLS-110s1924rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1924is/xml/BILLS-110s1924is.xml 2008-11-17 By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 110-520. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.