US SB1116 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-3-2)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-09-13 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 485.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-09-13 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 485.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty, and for other purposes.
Title
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022
Sponsors
| Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] |
| Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE] |
| Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Jon Ossoff [D-GA] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] |
| Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-13 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 485. |
| 2022-09-13 | Senate | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-146. |
| 2022-05-25 | Senate | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| 2021-04-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2499 (Same As) 2022-05-12 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HR1097 (Similar To) 2022-05-10 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR1097 (Similar To) 2022-05-10 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
