3.0.0 2709 2022-02-08T23:19:27Z 2022-02-08T23:19:27Z House HR 2019-05-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 14, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COURTNEY:H.R. 2709.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H3790]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-26T19:29:40Z Referred to 2019-05-14T16:05:45Z Protecting America’s First Responders Act 116 2812 HR 2019-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Protecting America's First Responders Act 116 1208 S 2019-05-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2019-06-26 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-05-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 N T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 2019-05-14 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2019-05-14 True Crime and Law Enforcement Employee benefits and pensions Fires First responders and emergency personnel Law enforcement officers Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-05-14 Introduced in House 2019-09-18T11:58:35Z Fire Police Fairness Act

This bill includes additional firefighters within the definition of "public safety officer" for purposes of death, disability, and education benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program.

Specifically, it includes as a public safety officer a firefighter whose primary duty during an emergency response is to secure the scene or manage traffic.

]]> Fire Police Fairness Act Display Title Fire Police Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify the definition of firefighter for the purposes of the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Fire Police Fairness Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2709ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2709ih.xml 2019-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.