FIREFIGHTERS

Amendments

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (S. 535), S6566, S6568 [15MY]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (S. 459), S16052 [25NO], H12300 [21NO]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 1152), S15301, S15307, S15310 [20NO]

Articles and editorials

Breck Fire Chief Retires After 27 Years, E646 [2AP]

Hero of the Month—Cops Donned Fire Hats, E2217 [4NO]

Mulberry Police, Fire/Rescue, City Honored for Service by Legion Family—Chief Dave Hamlin Police Officer of Year, Mike Team Is Firefighter of the Year, E1106 [3JN]

Planning and Managing Technical Rope Rescues, E233 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (see H.R. 3407), H10235 [30OC]

Aviation: expedite process by which military aircraft may be used to fight wildfires (see H.R. 575), H319 [5FE]

Benefits: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see S. 989), S5725 [5MY] (see H.R. 977), H1461 [27FE]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: designate (see S. 1746), S12737 [16OC] (see H.R. 2452), H5365 [12JN]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see S. Res. 265), S14451 [11NO] (see H. Res. 425), H10237 [30OC]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 298), H136 [8JA] (see H.R. 1538), H2585 [1AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (see H.R. 366), H170 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see S. 641), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 1311), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H4736 [22MY]

———establish clearly defined standards and guidelines for Federal, State, and local government emergency preparedness and response capability (see H.R. 3227), H9213 [2OC]

———make changes to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination (see S. 45), S36 [7JA]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H9375 [8OC]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see S. 921), S5343 [11AP] (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

Dept. of the Interior: provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 988), H1462 [27FE]

Diseases: protect health of individuals receiving smallpox vaccine and provide compensation to and access to care for individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (see H.R. 865), H704 [13FE]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (see H.R. 1413), H2310 [25MR] (see H.R. 1463), H2470 [27MR] (see H.R. 1770), H3351 [11AP]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H2310 [25MR]

Federal employees: disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 3117), H8380 [17SE]

———eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (see H.R. 3267), H9375 [8OC]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2692), H6602 [10JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 530), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 1101), H1640 [5MR]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see S. 232), S1736 [29JA] (see H.R. 452), H242 [29JA]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 1061), H1515 [4MR]

———expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (see S. 1314), S8357 [23JN] (see S. 1352), S8725 [26JN] (see S. 1453), S9905 [24JY] (see H.R. 1621), H2820 [3AP] (see H.R. 2639), H6262 [26JN]

Flag—U.S.: ensure a flag is furnished to drape the casket of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2710), H6603 [10JY]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see S. 534), S3163 [5MR] (see H.R. 527), H274 [4FE]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 535), S3163 [5MR]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (see S. Res. 130), S5651 [1MY] (see H. Res. 213), H3636 [1MY]

Health: provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures (see S. 719), S4434 [26MR]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (see S. 15), S3504 [11MR]

Higher Education Act: provide grants for homeland security scholarships (see S. 479), S2920 [27FE]

Housing: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2961), H7784 [25JY]

Income: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H7784 [25JY]

Kentucky: permit the operation of a separate retirement system for certain public employees under Social Security (see S. 37), S35 [7JA] (see H.R. 134), H56 [7JA]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H1333 [25FE]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

———improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security (see H.R. 2878), H7616 [24JY]

———provide State and local governments with flexibility in using homeland security funding (see S. 909), S5343 [11AP]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H701 [13FE]

———ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see S. 459), S2839 [26FE] (see H.R. 919), H1394 [26FE]

———include private firefighters and rescue squad and ambulance crew members for certain benefits (see H.R. 1475), H2471 [27MR]

———permit military service performed by District of Columbia police officers, firemen, and certain Federal law enforcement officers to count toward retirement calculation (see H.R. 3054), H8174 [10SE]

———provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 1960), H3682 [6MY]

SAFER Firefighter Grant Program: establish (see S. 544), S3163 [5MR] (see H.R. 1118), H1678 [6MR]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 3370), H9811 [21OC]

States: provide homeland security and budget crisis relief grants and temporary fiscal relief through increased Medicaid payments (see S. 565), S3253 [6MR]

Taxation: exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1512), S10617 [31JY] (see H.R. 1859), H3451 [29AP]

———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see S. 748), S4557 [31MR] (see H.R. 782), H700 [13FE]

———treat contracted firefighters with local governments as employees of such governments for pension plan purposes (see H.R. 1884), H3570 [30AP]

———treatment of health care subsidy payments made to employers on behalf of volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 3375), H9981 [28OC]

Technology: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (see S. 321), S1977 [5FE] (see H.R. 545), H318 [5FE]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H5551 [18JN]

———improve building and fire codes and standards, strengthen the private security industry, and create a safer environment in commercial buildings and industrial facilities (see S. 216), S1479 [23JA]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see S. 315), S1977 [5FE] (see S. 466), S2919 [27FE] (see S. 930), S5434 [28AP] (see S. Res. 34), S1736 [29JA] (see H.R. 105), H55 [7JA] (see H.R. 1389), H2269 [20MR] (see H. Res. 78), H705 [13FE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and improve security of infrastructure (see H.R. 1449), H2401 [26MR]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 1152), S7135 [23MY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3351 [11AP]

Letters

Commending public servants for their dedication and continued service: President Bush, H3709 [7MY]

Enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism funding: Joseph Graham (Gray) Davis, Jr., Governor of California, S4096 [20MR]

Firefighter assistance grants funding: Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, S9771 [23JY]

———several firefighting organizations, S9771 [23JY]

Firefighting Research and Coordination Act: several firefighting organizations, S2010 [5FE]

First Responders Partnership Grant Act: Anthony L. Bossi, Rutland, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]

———Brett R. Van Noordt, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, S1995 [5FE]

———David E. Demag, Essex, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]

———Douglas S. Hoyt, Montpelier, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]

———James A. Finger, Vermont Ambulance Association, S1995 [5FE]

———Jeffery L. Whitesell, Winhall, VT, Police & Rescue Dept., S1996 [5FE]

———R.J. Elrick, Vermont Sheriffs' Association, S1995 [5FE]

———Steven Locke, Professional Firefighters of Vermont (organization), S1995 [5FE]

Homeland security: Senator Harkin, S9883 [24JY]

Louisiana public safety communications system: Mike Foster, Governor of Louisiana, S4773 [3AP]

———Terry C. Landry, Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, S4773 [3AP]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: Paul E. Patton and Dirk Kempthorne, National Governors Association, S1197 [21JA]

Permit the operation of a separate retirement system for certain Kentucky public employees under Social Security: Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, H1543 [5MR]

———David James, Louisville, KY, Fraternal Order of Police, H1543 [5MR]

Philadelphia, PA, costs for urban terrorism protection and preparedness: John F. Street, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA, S4789 [3AP]

Presidential emergency declaration for Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties, CA: several California Members of Congress, S13620 [30OC]

Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act: Andrew L. Stern, Service Employees International Union, H2484 [31MR]

———Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, H2483 [31MR]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2484 [31MR]

———Charlotte Fraas, American Federation of Teachers, H2487 [31MR]

———Dennis Slocumb, International Union of Police Associations, H2487 [31MR]

———George C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, H2487 [31MR]

———Rose Gonzalez, American Nurses Association, H2482 [31MR]

———W. Michael Scheld, Infectious Diseases Society of America, H2482 [31MR]

U.S. Fire Administration reauthorization: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H12131 [21NO]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H12131 [21NO]

———several firefighting organizations, S15308 [20NO]

Lists

Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District residents killed in terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, E1779 [11SE]

New York First Congressional District residents killed in terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, H8196 [10SE]

Memorandums

Commending Public Servants for Their Dedication and Continued Service: Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense, H3709 [7MY]

Messages

District of Columbia Public Safety Funds: President Bush, S14173 [6NO], H10534 [6NO]

Poems

``Just Because You Call,'' Ernest Fodor, E1916 [30SE]

Press releases

F.O.P. Confident of Satisfactory Resolution on Dept. of Labor Overtime Regulations: National Fraternal Order of Police, S11204 [9SE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (H.R. 3407), H10225 [30OC], H10383 [5NO], E2208 [4NO]

Archuleta County, CO: tribute to Pagosa Fire Protection District for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E50 [8JA]

Aviation: expedite process by which military aircraft may be used to fight wildfires, H4586, H4587 [22MY]

Bailey, Michael: Livonia, MI, Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E531 [20MR]

Bala Cynwyd, PA: anniversary of Union Fire Association, E2069 [17OC]

Benefits: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (H.R. 977), E328 [27FE]

Bloomfield, NM: tribute to Bloomfield Fire Dept., for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E340 [27FE]

Boucher, Daniel: Suffolk County, NY, Volunteer Fireman's Association Firefighters of the Year award recipient, E2103 [21OC]

Boulder City, NV: tribute to Boulder City Fire Dept., E716 [10AP], E753 [11AP]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: designate (H.R. 2452), H9315, H9316 [8OC]

Bryn Mawr, PA: Bryn Mawr Fire Co. anniversary, E1345 [25JN]

California: impact of wildfires, H9987 [29OC], H10197 [30OC], H12166 [21NO]

———tribute to 3d Congressional District firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, E2157 [30OC]

———tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (H. Res. 425), H10377-H10384 [5NO], E2214 [4NO], E2555 [15DE]

———tribute to firefighters who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, E2334 [19NO]

Colorado: tribute to Durango/La Plata Emergency Communications Central Dispatch for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E35 [8JA]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (H.R. 1538), H8191 [10SE], H8201-H8207 [11SE]

Cummings, James M.: Suffolk County, NY, Volunteer Fireman's Association Firefighters of the Year award recipient, E2103 [21OC]

Delaware: tribute to Delaware Volunteer Fireman's Association and Ladies' Auxiliary, E1794 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow a percentage of funds to be paid directly to localities and citizens groups without being first allocated to State government agencies, H5782, H5783 [24JN]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program transfer from the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate to the Office for Domestic Preparedness, H8796 [24SE]

———critical infrastructure protection funding, H3929 [9MY]

———develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (H.R. 2250), E1069 [23MY]

———first responders funding, H8795-H8802 [24SE]

———first responders funding through reductions in Transportation Security Administration funding, H5761, H5762 [24JN]

———Office of Domestic Preparedness funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H2764-H2769 [3AP]

Dept. of Justice: settlement of claims relative to accidental fire damage in Julian, CA, by DEA pilot, H7271 [22JY]

Diseases: protect health of individuals receiving smallpox vaccine and provide compensation to and access to care for individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 865), E267, E268 [13FE]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1413), H2300 [25MR]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1463), H2476, H2478-H2494 [31MR], E638 [1AP], E677 [3AP]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1770), H3339, H3340 [11AP], E795 [29AP]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1770), corrections in engrossment, H3343 [11AP]

District of Columbia: reductions in Social Security annuities for certain public safety officers, H7989, H7990 [5SE]

Durango, CO: tribute to Durango Police Dept., for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E36 [8JA]

Duryea, PA: anniversary of Germania Hose Co., volunteer fire dept., E1860 [23SE]

East Norriton, PA: tribute to East Norriton Fire Engine Co., E1058 [22MY]

Fairfax County, VA: Fairfax County, VA, Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E431 [12MR]

Federal employees: eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (H.R. 3267), E2022 [8OC]

FEMA: firefighting funding, H10197 [30OC]

Fire prevention: wildfire prevention and management funding, H9061 [1OC]

Fire Prevention Week: observance, E1954 [2OC]

Forest Service: hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, H7040 [17JY], H7641 [25JY]

———hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, E1585 [24JY]

———increase hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in Dept. of Agriculture land acquisition program funding, H7048, H7049 [17JY]

———increase hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H7042 [17JY]

Gouglersville, PA: anniversary of Gouglersville Fire Co., E1140 [5JN]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (H. Res. 213), H3708-H3712 [7MY]

Hollywood Heights, IL: anniversary of Hollywood Heights Volunteer Fire Dept., E1525 [18JY]

Hudson County, NJ: tribute to North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, E232 [13FE]

Idaho Springs, CO: tribute to Idaho Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., E1555 [22JY]

Kalamazoo, MI: anniversary of Dept. of Public Safety, E579 [26MR]

La Plata County, CO: tribute to La Plata County Sheriff's Office for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E37 [8JA]

———tribute to Upper Pine River Fire Protection District for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E41 [8JA]

Linfield, PA: anniversary of Linfield Fire Co., E2000 [8OC]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to public safety interoperability communications pilot program, E2262 [6NO]

Mancos, CO: tribute to Mancos Fire District for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E47 [8JA]

Maurier, Matthew: Livonia, MI, Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E530 [20MR]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (H.R. 911), H8207-H8212 [11SE]

Myrtle Grove, FL: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept., E402 [7MR]

Napa, CA: tribute to Napa City Fire Dept., Paramedic Program, E1903 [25SE]

National Fire Prevention Week: observance, E1973 [2OC]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (H.R. 3431), H10320 [4NO], H10383 [5NO]

National security: improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security (H.R. 2878), E1603 [25JY]

New York, NY: health screening and evaluation funding for emergency workers who responded to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, E88 [28JA]

Norwood, CO: tribute to Norwood-Redvale Volunteer Fire Dept., E520 [19MR]

Oberlin, OH: anniversary of Oberlin Fire Dept., E2315 [19NO]

Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Co.: anniversary, E2003 [8OC]

Philips Family: tribute for volunteer service in the Phoenix Fire Co., No. 2 of the Stroudsburg, PA, Fire Co., E1979 [7OC]

Prince William County, VA: Prince William County, VA, Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E617, E618, E620 [31MR]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (H.R. 919), H1522 [5MR], H4022 [14MY], H8065 [9SE], H9110 [1OC], E309 [27FE]

———ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (S. 459), H12299 [21NO]

———permit military service performed by District of Columbia police officers, firemen, and certain Federal law enforcement officers to count toward retirement calculation (H.R. 3054), H9320-H9322 [8OC]

Ramsey, NJ: Knights of Columbus Shield Award recipients, E1087 [2JN]

Rancho Cucamonga, CA: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, E2257 [6NO]

Rockledge, PA: anniversary of Rockledge Volunteer Fire Co., E632 [1AP]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (H.R. 3370), E2115 [21OC]

Sag Harbor, NY: anniversary of Sag Harbor Fire Dept., E1574 [23JY]

San Fernando Valley Bar Association: tribute to Valley Community Legal Foundation Heroes in Law Enforcement award recipients, E916 [9MY]

San Juan County, CO: tribute to San Juan County Fire Dept., for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E44 [8JA]

Silverton, CO: tribute to Silverton Fire District for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E43 [8JA]

Souhrada, Robert: Suffolk County, NY, Volunteer Fireman's Association Firefighters of the Year award recipient, E2103 [21OC]

South Richland, OH: anniversary of South Richland Township Volunteer Fire Dept., E1767 [11SE]

Sterling Heights, MI: tribute to firefighters union honorees, E1891 [25SE]

Technology: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (H.R. 545), H12132 [21NO], E149 [6FE]

Telluride, CO: tribute to Telluride Volunteer Fire Dept., E1308 [19JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1769, E1770 [11SE], E1916 [30SE]

———enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, H2672, H2676, H2680 [2AP], H2779 [3AP], H2869 [8AP], H5770 [24JN]

———establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders, H5749, H5750 [24JN]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks or other major disasters affecting homeland security, H6608 [14JY]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, H173, H181-H190 [28JA], E106 [29JA]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 1152), H12129-H12133 [21NO]

Urban areas: terrorism protection and preparedness funding, H5765-H5769, H5774 [24JN]

Ventura County, CA: anniverary of Ventura County Fire Dept., E955 [15MY]

Vienna, VA: anniversary of Vienna Volunteer Fire Dept., E1106 [3JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (H.R. 1787), E771 [12AP]

West Warwick, RI: tribute to victims of nightclub fire, H1298 [25FE]

Remarks in Senate

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program: funding, S9843 [24JY]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: designate (H.R. 2452), S13532 [29OC]

———designate (S. 1746), S15090 [18NO]

Budget: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism and to deficit reduction, S4349 [25MR]

California: impact of wildfires, S13341, S13372 [28OC], S13480 [29OC], S13616, S13651 [30OC]

———tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (S. Res. 265), S14461 [11NO]

Clark County, KY: tribute to Clark County Fire Dept., S9705 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide borrowing authority for fire suppression and conduct hazardous fuels reduction and burned area restoration on non-Federal lands, S13601-S13605 [30OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate homeland security block grant funds to States using a threat-based formula, S9775-S9778 [23JY], S9880-S9882 [24JY]

———allocation of homeland security block grant funds to high-threat urban areas, S9785 [23JY], S9851-S9856, S9869, S9870 [24JY]

———allocation of homeland security block grant funds to high-threat urban areas through reductions in information analysis, infrastructure protection, science, technology, and research and development, S9856-S9861 [24JY]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program transfer from the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate to the Office for Domestic Preparedness, S11896 [24SE]

———firefighter assistance grants funding, S9769-S9773 [23JY]

———first responders and terrorism prevention funding through reductions in tax cuts, S9832-S9847 [24JY]

———first responders funding, S9690-S9693, S9696 [22JY]

———make changes to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination (S. 45), S49 [7JA], S2775 [26FE]

———Office of Domestic Preparedness funding, S4790-S4800 [3AP]

———port security, fire department, and chemical facility security assessments funding, S9848-S9851 [24JY]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (S. 921), S5379 [11AP]

Dept. of State: submit annual report on nations not cooperating with programs to control transfer of small arms and light weapons, S9165 [10JY]

Diseases: provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1770), S5388-S5390 [11AP]

———provide compensation to health care and emergency workers sustaining injury as a result of the smallpox vaccine, S1450 [23JA]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (S. 530), S3186 [5MR]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, S4353 [25MR]

Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (S. 1314), S8362-S8365 [23JN]

———expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (S. 1352), S8745 [26JN]

———expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (S. 1453), S9907 [24JY]

———wildfire prevention and management funding, S11558 [16SE], S11719 [18SE], S11816 [23SE], S13253-S13256 [27OC]

Firefighter Assistance Grants Program: allow flexibility in determining priorities for firefighting vehicles, S9871 [24JY]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (S. 535), S3189 [5MR], S6568 [15MY]

Foreign policy: encourage participation in programs to control transfer of small arms and light weapons, S9165 [10JY]

Forest Service: hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, S9217, S9218 [10JY], S9933-S9935 [25JY], S10840 [31JY], S11731 [22SE]

Fort Gordon, GA: disaster preparedness training missions, S9787 [23JY]

Georgetown, DE: anniversary of Georgetown Fire Co., S9045 [8JY]

———tribute to Georgetown Fire Co., S4624 [1AP]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (S. Res. 130), S5678 [1MY], S5878 [7MY]

Health: provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), S5791 [6MY], S6572 [19MY]

Higher Education Act: provide grants for homeland security scholarships (S. 479), S2936 [27FE]

Kentucky: permit the operation of a separate retirement system for certain public employees under Social Security (S. 37), S43 [7JA]

Lincoln, NE: tribute to Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor recipients, S2521 [14FE]

National Center for Disaster Decision Making: funding, S9786, S9787 [23JY]

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium: funding, S9788 [23JY]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas, S13481 [29OC], S15371 [21NO]

National security: interoperable communications system between first responder agencies funding, S4772-S4774 [3AP]

———provide State and local governments with flexibility in using homeland security funding (S. 909), S5371 [11AP]

Playas, NM: purchase of town by the National Emergency Response Training, Research, and Development Center, S9787 [23JY]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (S. 459), S2855 [26FE], S6567, S6568 [15MY], S6612-S6614 [19MY], S15570 [22NO], S16052, S16053 [25NO]

———permit military service performed by District of Columbia police officers, firemen, and certain Federal law enforcement officers to count toward retirement calculation (H.R. 3054), S14462 [11NO]

SAFER Firefighter Grant Program: establish, S7127 [23MY]

———establish (S. 544), S3194-S3196 [5MR]

Safety: wildland firefighter safety funding, S13631-S13633 [30OC]

Scott County, KY: tribute to Scott County Fire Dept., S10044 [28JY]

States: provide homeland security and budget crisis relief grants and temporary fiscal relief through increased Medicaid payments (S. 565), S3323 [6MR]

Taxation: exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (S. 1512), S10635 [31JY]

Technology: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (S. 321), S2007 [5FE]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness workforce funding, S11103-S11105 [4SE]

———enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, S4049, S4054 [20MR], S4227 [21MR], S4316 [24MR], S4354 [25MR], S4790-S4798 [3AP]

———improve building and fire codes and standards, strengthen the private security industry, and create a safer environment in commercial buildings and industrial facilities (S. 216), S1492 [23JA]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, S2379 [13FE], S2694 [25FE], S2834 [26FE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (S. 315), S1994 [5FE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (S. 466), unanimous-consent request, S2904 [27FE]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 1152), S7146 [23MY], S15307-S15310 [20NO]

Urban areas: terrorism protection and preparedness funding, S4787, S4789, S4798-S4800 [3AP]

Reports

Emergency Responders—Drastically Underfunded, Dangerously Unprepared: Council on Foreign Relations, S9834-S9836 [24JY]

Reports filed

Biodefense Improvement and Treatment for America Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 15), S4375 [25MR]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2452), S13262 [27OC]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1746), S13262 [27OC]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2692) (H. Rept. 108-245), H7837 [3SE]

U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1152) (S. Rept. 108-126), S10970 [2SE]

Schedules

Senator Harkin's staff meetings with local Iowa emergency management and first responders, S9884 [24JY]

Statements

Firefighting Research and Coordination Act: Senator McCain, S2009 [5FE]

Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Reduction Activities Funding: Forest Service, S10841 [31JY]

Suffolk County, NY, Volunteer Firemen's Association Firefighters of the Year: Michael K. Cummings, E2103 [21OC]

Tables

Additional city homeland security spending due to war/high alert, S4787 [3AP]

Bioterrorism preparedness funding, S11104 [4SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Office of Domestic Preparedness homeland security grants per capita, S9882 [24JY]

Philadelphia, PA, security costs in response to terrorist attacks, S4789 [3AP]

Pittsburgh, PA, Dept. of Public Safety cost increases for terrorism, S4787 [3AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 213, commend public servants for their dedication and continued service, H3708 [7MY]

H. Res. 425, tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, H10377 [5NO]

H.R. 911, establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S., H8207 [11SE]

H.R. 1463, Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act, H2478-H2480 [31MR]

H.R. 1538, True American Heroes Act, H8201-H8203 [11SE]

H.R. 1770, Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act, H3340-H3343 [11AP]

H.R. 2452, Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY, H9315 [8OC]

H.R. 3054, District of Columbia Military Retirement Equity Act, H9320 [8OC]

S. 37, permit the operation by Kentucky of a separate retirement system for certain public employees under Social Security, S44 [7JA]

S. 321, Firefighting Research and Coordination Act, S2008 [5FE]

S. 459, Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act, S2856 [26FE], S6568 [15MY], S16052 [25NO], H12300 [21NO]

S. 479, Protect America Scholarships Act, S2937 [27FE]

S. 535, Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, S3189 [5MR], S6568 [15MY]

S. 544, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Act, S3195 [5MR]

S. 565, Homeland Protection and Tax Hike Prevention Act, S3323-S3325 [6MR]

S. 1152, U.S. Fire Administration reauthorization, S7147 [23MY], S15307 [20NO], H12129 [21NO]

S. 1314, Collaborative Forest Health Act, S8363-S8365 [23JN]

S. 1352, Community and Forest Protection Act, S8741-S8745 [26JN]

S. 1512, exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders, S10635 [31JY]

S. Res. 34, provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, S1755 [29JA]

S. Res. 130, commend public servants for their dedication and continued service, S5678 [1MY], S5878 [7MY]

S. Res. 265, tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, S14456, S14461 [11NO]