US Congress House Bill 948 (Prior Session Legislation)

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March 23 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009 - 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.

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009

Rep Lewis, John	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille	Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.
Rep Sarbanes, John P.	Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.	Rep Scott, David
Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"	Rep Serrano, Jose E.	Rep Sestak, Joe	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol
Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Titus, Dina	Rep Van Hollen, Chris	Rep Wexler, Robert
Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Reyes, Silvestre	Rep Lofgren, Zoe
Rep Lowey, Nita M.	Rep Lynch, Stephen F.	Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep Marshall, Jim
Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep Michaud, Michael H.	Rep Miller, Brad	Rep Moran, James P.
Rep Murphy, Patrick J.	Rep Murtha, John P.	Rep Nadler, Jerrold	Rep Nye, Glenn C., III
Rep Payne, Donald M.	Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.	Rep Shuler, Heath
Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Holden, Tim	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep Kratovil, Frank, Jr.
Rep LoBiondo, Frank A.	Rep McIntyre, Mike	Rep Miller, Candice S.	Rep Poe, Ted
Rep Rahall, Nick J., II	Rep Ross, Mike	Rep Terry, Lee	Rep Wolf, Frank R.
Rep Costa, Jim	Rep Kanjorski, Paul E.	Rep Biggert, Judy	Rep Wittman, Robert J.
Rep Gerlach, Jim	Rep Emerson, Jo Ann	Rep Ellsworth, Brad	Rep Murphy, Tim
Rep Platts, Todd Russell	Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana	Rep Granger, Kay	Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
Rep McCaul, Michael T.	Rep Smith, Adam	Rep Wamp, Zach	Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G.
Rep Smith, Christopher H.	Rep McHugh, John M.	Rep Altmire, Jason	Rep Boren, Dan
Rep Carney, Christopher P.	Rep Dent, Charles W.	Rep Nye, Glenn C.	Rep Gordon, Bart
Rep Sherman, Brad	Rep Space, Zachary T.	Rep Stark, Fortney Pete	Rep Stupak, Bart
Rep Sutton, Betty	Rep Tsongas, Niki	Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Arcuri, Michael A.
Rep Baca, Joe	Rep Berman, Howard L.	Rep Berry, Marion	Rep Bishop, Timothy H.
Rep Blumenauer, Earl	Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.	Rep Boswell, Leonard L.	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.	Rep Murphy, Christopher S.	Rep Miller, George	Rep Oberstar, James L.
Rep Towns, Edolphus	Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.	Rep Boucher, Rick	Rep Capps, Lois
Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep DeGette, Diana	Rep Green, Gene	Rep Kagen, Steve
Rep Lujan, Ben Ray	Rep Maffei, Daniel B.	Rep Markey, Edward J.	Rep Matsui, Doris O.
Rep McMahon, Michael E.	Rep Brady, Robert A.	Rep Carnahan, Russ	Rep Carson, Andre
Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Heinrich, Martin	Rep Himes, James A.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.
Rep Hirono, Mazie K.	Rep Hodes, Paul W.	Rep Holt, Rush D.	Rep Honda, Michael M.
Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice	Rep Kaptur, Marcy
Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.	Rep Kind, Ron	Rep Larsen, Rick	Rep Hare, Phil
Rep Hall, John J.	Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.	Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy	Rep Cohen, Steve
Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Costello, Jerry F.	Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep Cummings, Elijah E.
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep Doyle, Michael F.	Rep Driehaus, Steve	Rep Edwards, Donna F.
Rep Ellison, Keith	Rep Farr, Sam	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.
Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Levin, Sander M.

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2009-02-10		Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

SB599 (Related) 2009-09-14 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 160.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN00948:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr948ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr948ih.pdf