US Congress House Bill 1348 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-6)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fire Police Fairness Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include a fire police officer as a public safety officer for purposes of death benefits provisions. Defines a "fire police officer" as an individual who: (1) is serving in accordance with state or local law as a member of a legally organized public safety agency but is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew; and (2) provides scene security or directs traffic in response to any fire, rescue, or police emergency or at a planned special event.

Fire Police Fairness Act

Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. William Owens [D-NY]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-04-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HB2034 (Related) 2011-07-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
SB1315 (Related) 2011-06-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1348/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1348/BILLS-112hr1348ih.pdf