S.876: Fire Police Fairness Act

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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; (2) is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Date Description
May 7, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 7, 2013

Introduced in the Senate by Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

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