US Congress Senate Bill 1315 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on June 30 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary 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) is officially deployed to provide scene security or directs traffic in response to any fire, rescue, or police emergency or at a planned special event.

Fire Police Fairness Act

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB1348 (Related) 2011-07-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1315/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1315/BILLS-112s1315is.pdf