FIREFIGHTERS

Addresses

Public Service Recognition Week: John E. Potter, Postmaster General, S5220-S5222 [25MY]

Articles and editorials

Get N.Y. the Money, Mr. President, E1145 [14JN]

`Our Worst Nightmare'—LV Officer Slain in Gunbattle, H681 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions

Crime: provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers (see H.R. 4732), H224 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Emergency Communications (see S. 3172), S5229 [25MY]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants (see H.R. 5191), H1741 [25AP]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see S. 2399), S1965 [9MR]

Federal employees: provide for the appropriate designation of certain Federal positions involved in wildland fire suppression activities (see H.R. 5697), H4794 [28JN]

Heroism: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1562 [5AP]

Kangas, Christopher N.: support court decision awarding public safety officer death benefits to the family of volunteer apprentice firefighter who died en route to assist in fighting a fire (see H. Con. Res. 375), H1390 [30MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 412), S2533 [29MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 5355), H2584 [11MY]

———exclude from gross income mileage reimbursements to volunteer emergency medical responders and firefighters and increase the mileage allowance for contributions to volunteer fire departments (see H.R. 5693), H4794 [28JN]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5607), H4008 [14JN]

U.S. Fire Administration: provide assistance to firefighting task forces (see S. 2587), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5272), H1980 [2MY]

Remarks in House

Belleville, IL: anniversary of Signal Hill Fire Dept., E372 [15MR]

Crime: provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers, H681 [8MR]

———provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers (H.R. 4732), E103 [8FE]

Denville, NJ: anniversary of Denville Fire Dept., E1301 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Community Advancement Program funding through reductions in the Natural Resources Conservation Service, H3058 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: first responder interoperable communications funding, H1084 [16MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding, H3290-H3293 [25MY]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding through reduction in limousine and shuttle services funding, H3374 [6JN]

———ensure communications equipment purchased under the Port Security Grant Program is interoperable with Federal, State, and local agencies, H2141 [4MY]

———establish a Port Security Exercise and Training Program, H2113 [4MY]

———increase State and local formula based grants and high-threat, high density urban area grants funding, H3383, H3384 [6JN]

———Metropolitan Medical Response System funding through reductions in the MAX HR performance management program funding, H3297, H3312, H3313 [25MY]

———Port Security Grant Program funding, H2147, H2148 [4MY]

———prohibit grant funding to be used for puppet or clown show, gym or fitness expenses, and nutritional services, H3374 [6JN]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants, H2146 [4MY]

Ellington AFB, TX: fire station renovation funding, H2915 [19MY]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E290 [7MR]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H2819, H2820 [18MY]

Heroism: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (H. Res. 764), H1626, H1627 [6AP]

Homeland Defense-Homeland Security Technology Transfer Consortium: establish to facilitate the transfer of technologies to enhance security capabilites of Federal, State, and local first responders, H2525, H2526 [11MY]

Insurance: make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (H.R. 4424), E882 [19MY]

International Fire Marshals Association: anniversary, E1000 [26MY]

Lewisville, TX: tribute to Daisy, the Lewisville Fire Dept., dog, E571 [25AP]

Madison, NJ: anniversary of Madison Fire Dept., E915 [19MY]

Mendham Township, NJ: anniversary of Brookside Engine Co. #1, E1272 [26JN]

Millvale, PA: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept., E355 [14MR]

Minisink, NY: anniversary of Minisink Hook & Ladder Co., #1, E1074 [8JN]

Mount Olive, NJ: anniversary of Budd Lake Volunteer Fire Dept., E712 [3MY]

Nashville, IL: tribute to local fire depts. responding to warehouse fire, E1324 [29JN]

National security: homeland security funding, H1596, H1600 [6AP]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities, H3366 [6JN], H3433 [7JN], H5104 [12JY], E1066 [8JN], E1145 [14JN]

Peotone, IL: anniversary of Peotone Fire Protection District, E75 [7FE]

Prince William County, VA: anniverary of Prince William County Dept. of Fire and Rescue, E761 [10MY]

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, H4733, H4734 [28JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, E702 [3MY]

Quakertown, PA: anniversary of Quakertown Hook and Ladder Co., E1110 [9JN]

Radnor, PA: anniversary of Radnor Fire Co., E224 [28FE]

Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks, H3574 [8JN]

Texas: tribute to North Texas firefighters, E502 [4AP]

Volunteer workers: reimburse first responders for mileage incurred when responding to an emergency, H4688 [28JN]

Webster, NY: anniversary of Webster Volunteer Fire Dept., E352 [14MR], E419 [28MR]

Winston-Salem, NC: tribute to Winston-Salem Fire and Rescue Team, H4316 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a reserve fund for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program, S2270 [16MR]

———establish Office of Emergency Communications (S. 3172), S5655 [8JN]

———firefighter assistance grant funding for communications connectivity compliant with local interoperable communications plans, S3970 [3MY]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, S2101-S2103 [14MR], S2174 [15MR]

———Homeland Security Grant Program State and local government terrorism prevention activities funding, S7392-S7398 [12JY]

National security: homeland security programs funding, S2228, S2229, S2247, S2248, S2256, S2290 [16MR]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities, S7399-S7401 [12JY]

New Mexico: tribute to volunteer firefighters and rescue teams, S6778 [29JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S5220 [25MY]

———observance (S. Res. 412), S2537 [29MR], S3760 [27AP], S3916 [2MY]

St. Albans, WV: anniversary of St. Albans Fire Dept., S6013 [16JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 764, recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history of firefighters, H1626 [6AP]

S. Res. 412, Public Service Recognition Week, S2537 [29MR], S3760 [27AP]