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S.1116: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022
About This Bill
- Introduced April 14, 2021
- Latest Major Action Sept. 13, 2022
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
26 (22 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 3 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Reported to Senate - Sept. 13, 2022
- Introduced in Senate - April 14, 2021
Bill Summary
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 This bill provides federal workers' compensation to firefighters who contract certain illnesses as a result of their service. Specifically, the bill provides that (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for at least 5 years are presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Sept. 13, 2022 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 485.
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| Sept. 13, 2022 |
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.
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| May 25, 2022 |
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| April 14, 2021 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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| April 14, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.) |