US SB1128 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Firefighters Retention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the use of Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to change the status of part-time or paid-on-call firefighters to full-time firefighters.
Title
Firefighters Retention Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-16 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1128/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1128/BILLS-115s1128is.pdf |
