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P.L. 118-47, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. - The Urban Areas Security Initiative grant program. - The State Homeland Security Grant Program. FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, provisions re: - Funding at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for a national firefighter cancer registry. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration for the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. P.L. 118-42, the FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act: FY 2024 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. FY 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: - Funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grants and Pipeline Emergency Response Grant program.
Issues relating to public safety communications on the 4.9 GHz and 6 GHz band. H.R. 1784/S. 2782, the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) Act, provisions relating to nationwide NG 9-1-1 deployment. H.R. 3565, the Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to nationwide NG 9-1-1 deployment. H.R. 3366, provisions relating to the reauthorization of the First Responder Network Authority. H.R. 3413/S. 1669, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023, provisions to retain AM radios in vehicles for emergency alerts. Issues relating to SAFECOM. Issues relating to cybersecurity for the fire and EMS departments.
H.R. 5241, provisions relating to volunteer firefighters' participation in state pension plans. Issues relating to the tax treatment of the use of unmarked fire vehicles.
S. 870/S. 559/H.R. 4090, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the AFG and SAFER grant programs, and the USFA. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. P.L. 118-47, FY 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. - The Urban Areas Security Initiative grant program. - The State Homeland Security Grant Program. P.L. 118-42, FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. H.R. 1814/S. 977, the Facilitating Investments Required for Emergency Services To All Towns In Our Nation Act, provisions to create a grant program to help with fire station construction. Issues relating to providing incentives by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for communities to take action to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters. Issues relating implementation of the recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Issues relating to fire safety and lithium batteries. H.R. 1797/S. 1008, the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act, provisions to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for lithium-ion batteries in mobility devices. H.R. 7070, the Wildfire Response Improvement Act, provisions relating evaluating the cost-effectiveness of mitigating the effects of wildland fires. H.R. 3396/S. 2520, the Fire Department Repayment Act, provisions to require standard operating procedures for reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements.
S. 870/S. 559/H.R. 4090, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the AFG and SAFER grant programs, and the USFA. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. Issues related to the sharing of information about terrorist threats to local fire departments. P.L. 118-47, FY 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. - The Urban Areas Security Initiative grant program. - The State Homeland Security Grant Program. H.R. 1814/S. 977, the Facilitating Investments Required for Emergency Services To All Towns In Our Nation Act, provisions to create a grant program to help with fire station construction. Issues relating to providing incentives by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for communities to take action to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters. H.R. 3254, the First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act, provisions relating to grant funding for non-standardized technology.
P.L. 118-47, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: - Funding at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for a national firefighter cancer registry. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration for the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. S. 265/H.R. 4646, the SIREN Reauthorization Act, provisions to reauthorize the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. Issues relating to reimbursement for ambulance transport and the treatment of patients in place or their transportation to an alternate destination of care. H.R. 3821/S. 2119, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions to reauthorize the National Firefighter Cancer Registry. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. Issues relating to the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation program. Issues relating to reimbursement of fire and EMS departments for mobile integrated health programs, treatment of patients in place, and transportation of patients to alternate destinations of care. H.R. 3671/H.R. 4274/S.1925, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act, provisions to create behavioral health resources for fire and EMS personnel. S. 645/H.R. 472, The Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act, provisions to provide behavioral health resources to first responders at the Department of Justice. Issues relating to the National EMS Advisory Council. Issues relating to the Advisory Committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB). Issues related to fire safety in home oxygen systems and reimbursement for the installation of thermal fuses. H.R. 5530/S. 2757, the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act, provisions to set requirements before the Department of Veterans Affairs can change reimbursement rates for ambulance transport. H.R. 2574/S. 1115, the EMS Counts Act, provisions to better account for the national EMS workforce.
P.L. 118-42, the FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. H.R. 369, the NIST Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act, provisions relating to public safety communications standards for wildland firefighting. Issues relating implementation of the recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. S. 1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 7070, the Wildfire Response Improvement Act, provisions relating evaluating the cost-effectiveness of mitigating the effects of wildland fires. H.R. 3396/S. 2520, the Fire Department Repayment Act, provisions to require standard operating procedures for reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements.
Issues relating to the response to incidents involving pipelines. P.L. 118-42, the FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grants and Pipeline Emergency Response Grant program. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerial systems in firefighting operations. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. Issues relating to fire safety, electric charging stations, and lithium batteries. S. 576, the Railway Safety Act of 2023, provisions relating to emergency response to incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials by rail. Issues relating to emissions requirements for fire and EMS apparatus. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. S. 1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft and the use of tethered UAS by volunteer fire departments. S. 157, the Drone Act of 2023, provisions to criminalize illegal UAS activity. Issues relating to fire safety and emergency operations in incidents involving electric and autonomous vehicles. H.R. 5156, the First Responders Equipment Access Act, provisions to grant a national security exemption to EPA emissions requirements for engines or equipment intended to be used by Federal, State, or local agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster relief, search and rescue, fire response, or emergency medical services. H.R. 3413/S. 1669, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023, provisions to retain AM radios in vehicles for emergency alerts. H.R. 1797/S. 1008, the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act, provisions to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for lithium-ion batteries in mobility devices.
H.R. 1719/S. 930, the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, provisions to grant eligibility for the Public Safety Officers Benefits program to the families of public safety officers that die or are disabled from cancer due to job-related exposures. S. 645/H.R. 472, The Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act, provisions to provide behavioral health resources to first responders at the Department of Justice. H.R. 1631/S.835, the Pro Codes Act, provisions to protect the intellectual property of fire safety and prevention codes.
P.L. 118-42, the FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing. S. 1988/H.R. 4787, the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act, provisions to create housing incentives for volunteer first responders at the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture. Issues relating to incentivizing the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in homes. H.R. 5064/S. 2600, the Public Housing Fire Safety Act, provisions to create a grant program to install fire sprinklers in public housing.
Issues relating to PFAS contamination and local fire departments.
Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerial systems in firefighting operations. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 1192, the First Responders Aerial Act of 2023, provisions relating to tethered unmanned aerial systems in firefighting operations. HS. 1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft and the use of tethered UAS by volunteer fire departments. S. 157, the Drone Act of 2023, provisions to criminalize illegal UAS activity.
Issues relating to PFAS contamination and local fire departments. Issues relating to emissions requirements for fire and EMS apparatus. H.R. 5156, the First Responders Equipment Access Act, provisions to grant a national security exemption to EPA emissions requirements for engines or equipment intended to be used by Federal, State, or local agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster relief, search and rescue, fire response, or emergency medical services.
H.R. 1797/S. 1008, the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act, provisions to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for lithium-ion batteries in mobility devices.
Issues relating to billing for ambulance transport. Issues relating to the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation program. Issues relating to reimbursement of fire and EMS departments for mobile integrated health programs, treatment of patients in place, and transportation of patients to alternate destinations of care. Issues relating to the Advisory Committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB). Issues related to fire safety in home oxygen systems and reimbursement for the installation of thermal fuses.
Issues relating to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) proposed heat-specific workplace standard. Issues relating to OSHA's draft Emergency Response standard.
H.R. 5530/S. 2757, the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act, provisions to set requirements before the Department of Veterans Affairs can change reimbursement rates for ambulance transport.

Duration: January 1, 2008 to present

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Homeland Security, Health Issues, Natural Resources, Transportation, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Housing, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines, Environmental/Superfund, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Medicare/Medicaid, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Veterans, Defense, Government Issues, Education, Agriculture, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Science/Technology, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Spending: about $1,684,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), U.S. Forest Service, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Air Force - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Small Business Administration (SBA), USA Freedom Corps, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), General Services Administration (GSA), Defense Logistics Agency, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Justice Program, Navy - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Office of the Vice President of the United States,, Vice President of the U.S., Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Government Accountability Office (GAO), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms (ATF), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS),, Defense - Dept of (DOD), President of the U.S., Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,, Education - Dept of, Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, U.S. Senate,, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board

Bills mentioned

H.R.3355: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

H.R.3354: Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce,...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

H.R.3353: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

S.1655: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.2825: DHS Authorization Act

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

H.R.2922: PREPARE Act

Sponsor: Daniel M. Donovan (R-N.Y.)

S.602: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.1481: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

Sponsor: Tom Reed (R-N.Y.)

H.R.1550: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

S.1238: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.1991: Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

H.R.1183: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

S.829: AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.3881: AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

H.R.2548: FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

H.R.437: Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act

Sponsor: Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

H.R.2188: Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

H.R.3284: Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act of 2017

Sponsor: Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)

H.R.304: Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017

Sponsor: Richard Hudson (R-N.C.)

S.916: Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

S.967: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

H.R.3236: Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)

H.R.3729: Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)

H.R.931: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018

Sponsor: Chris Collins (R-N.Y.)

S.382: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.1445: VREASA

Sponsor: Mike Coffman (R-Colo.)

H.R.746: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.246: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.1892: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)

S.1108: Honoring Hometown Heroes Act

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

S.1831: Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

Sponsor: Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.)

H.R.5634: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

S.3001: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: John Hoeven (R-N.D.)

H.R.5394: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

S.2844: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.5538: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.3068: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.3583: PREPARE Act

Sponsor: Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)

H.R.2752: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015

Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)

S.609: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3591: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

Sponsor: Tom Reed (R-N.Y.)

S.2068: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.1471: FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

H.R.167: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.235: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.508: FLAME Act Amendments of 2015

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1009: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

S.3172: Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Act

Sponsor: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

H.R.2647: Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)

S.3085: Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

S.2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.361: Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act

Sponsor: Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

S.2976: DHS Accountability Act of 2016

Sponsor: Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

H.R.3586: Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act

Sponsor: Candice S. Miller (R-Mich.)

H.R.2366: Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act

Sponsor: Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.)

H.R.4625: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016

Sponsor: Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.)

S.2799: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.4365: Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016

Sponsor: Richard Hudson (R-N.C.)

S.2932: Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

S.1321: Fairness for Fallen Officers Act of 2015

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

H.R.5123: HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

H.R.2350: Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

Sponsor: Michael G. Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)

S.1352: Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

S.2972: GRANT Act

Sponsor: James Lankford (R-Okla.)

S.2971: National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

H.R.1300: First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act

Sponsor: Peter T. King (R-N.Y.)

S.1915: First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act

Sponsor: Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)

H.R.2909: Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act

Sponsor: Kyrsten Sinema (ID-Ariz.)

S.546: RESPONSE Act of 2016

Sponsor: Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.)

H.R.4441: Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

S.2658: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

H.R.636: FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016

Sponsor: Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)

S.2969: Disaster Management Act of 2016

Sponsor: Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

H.R.3503: Department of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act of 2015

Sponsor: Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)

H.R.3598: Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

H.R.33: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency...

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

H.R.1191: Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

H.R.2658: Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

S.420: Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.)

S.859: Crude-By-Rail Safety Act

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.3128: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

H.R.2795: First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

H.R.1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

Sponsor: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)

S.928: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

Sponsor: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

S.1619: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: John Hoeven (R-N.D.)

H.R.2577: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

H.R.2822: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.1645: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.22: FAST Act

Sponsor: Rodney Davis (R-Ill.)

H.R.2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

H.R.745: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

S.377: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4903: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

S.2534: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)

H.R.5483: Firefighter Equipment Protection Act of 2014

Sponsor: Tim Griffin (R-Ark.)

S.501: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3747: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013

Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)

S.1163: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.1878: Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

S.905: Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

S.924: Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.3333: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

S.1396: A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award...

Sponsor: Mark Udall (D-Colo.)

H.R.3992: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.1875: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.2593: FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.5460: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2014

Sponsor: Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

H.R.1791: Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act

Sponsor: Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

H.R.5620: First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act

Sponsor: Peter T. King (R-N.Y.)

H.R.809: Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act...

Sponsor: Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.)

S.2400: Field EMS Innovation Act

Sponsor: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

H.R.4745: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Tom Latham (R-Iowa)

S.2438: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.5171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.1347: Conference Accountability Act of 2014

Sponsor: Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)

S.2547: RESPONSE Act of 2014

Sponsor: Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.)

S.9: Clean and Fair Elections Act

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

H.R.4675: Kerry Rose Fire Sprinkler Notification Act

Sponsor: Steve Israel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3685: Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

H.R.3979: Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization...

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

S.1798: Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act

Sponsor: Mark Warner (D-Va.)

H.R.3300: FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2013

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.1609: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2013

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.750: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2013

Sponsor: Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)

S.2000: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.1405: Medicare Ambulance Access Act of 2013

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

S.1871: SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.2642: Agricultural Act of 2014

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

H.R.3718: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Lois Capps (D-Calif.)

H.R.2217: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

H.R.933: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.5855: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt (R-Ala.)

S.3216: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)

H.R.6091: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

H.R.5972: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Tom Latham (R-Iowa)

S.2322: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.J.RES.117: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.1: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.2353: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011

Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)

S.933: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2630: Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act of 2011

Sponsor: David Wu (D-Ore.)

H.R.1792: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

Sponsor: Aaron Schock (R-Ill.)

S.1035: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2011

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.2146: DATA Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

H.R.4631: GSA Act of 2012

Sponsor: Joe Walsh (R-Ill.)

S.1789: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.4018: Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012

Sponsor: Michael G. Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)

S.1696: Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2011

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.550: Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2011

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.2269: Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2011

Sponsor: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)

S.2218: United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2012

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.6229: United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2012

Sponsor: Judy Biggert (R-Ill.)

H.R.2069: Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2011

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

S.3694: Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2012

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.1005: Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.)

S.424: Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.5997: Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act

Sponsor: Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

H.R.6672: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2012

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)

S.3441: Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.3144: Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act...

Sponsor: Tim Walz (D-Minn.)

S.620: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2011

Sponsor: Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)

H.R.1199: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2011

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.1952: Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011

Sponsor: Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)

S.1813: MAP-21

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

H.R.7: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

Sponsor: John L. Mica (R-Fla.)

H.R.2405: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)

S.1855: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

H.R.3250: Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act

Sponsor: Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio)

S.1766: Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.607: Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011

Sponsor: Peter T. King (R-N.Y.)

S.1040: Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

S.911: Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2482: Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.3116: Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

Sponsor: Peter T. King (R-N.Y.)

H.R.658: FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012

Sponsor: John L. Mica (R-Fla.)

S.223: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2356: WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2012

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.1546: Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2012

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.1411: Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2011

Sponsor: Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

H.R.2017: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt (R-Ala.)

H.R.2584: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.28: Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.679: Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

S.3607: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2011

Sponsor: Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)

H.R.5498: WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

H.R.3791: Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009

Sponsor: Harry E. Mitchell (D-Ariz.)

S.3267: Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2010

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.5081: Broadband for First Responders Act of 2010

Sponsor: Peter T. King (R-N.Y.)

S.3756: Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.3625: First Responders Protection Act of 2010

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.6528: Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act...

Sponsor: Tim Walz (D-Minn.)

H.R.1194: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jim Langevin (D-R.I.)

S.2947: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2010

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.5537: Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act of 2010

Sponsor: David Wu (D-Ore.)

H.R.3666: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2009

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

S.3136: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2010

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.3243: To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that...

Sponsor: John Sarbanes (D-Md.)

S.3365: A bill to amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide...

Sponsor: Jim Webb (D-Va.)

H.R.1586: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.915: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

S.1451: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2555: Homeowners' Defense Act of 2010

Sponsor: Ron Klein (D-Fla.)

H.R.5297: Small Business Jobs Act of 2010

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

S.1025: Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

S.1353: Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.4016: Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

S.1649: WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.948: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009

Sponsor: Lois Capps (D-Calif.)

S.599: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.3792: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

S.1793: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.1404: FLAME Act

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

S.561: FLAME Act

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

H.R.4104: Emergency Responders Highway Safety Act of 2009

Sponsor: Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.)

H.R.3962: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension...

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2892: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: David E. Price (D-N.C.)

S.1298: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2996: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Norman D. Dicks (D-Wash.)

S.1694: A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency...

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.1105: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

S.328: DTV Delay Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.4847: United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008

Sponsor: Harry E. Mitchell (D-Ariz.)

S.2606: United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

S.1924: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2008

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.1142: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007

Sponsor: Lois Capps (D-Calif.)

S.3663: Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.1643: Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act

Sponsor: Robert E. Andrews (D-N.J.)

S.2240: Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.5541: FLAME Act

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

S.3256: FLAME Act

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

H.R.4137: Higher Education Opportunity Act

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

H.R.2638: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing...

Sponsor: David E. Price (D-N.C.)

S.3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.4158: National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007

Sponsor: Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)

H.R.4183: National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007

Sponsor: Loretta Sánchez (D-Calif.)

H.R.6658: Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2008

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

H.R.3403: NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008

Sponsor: Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.)

H.R.2419: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

S.428: IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

H.R.3404: Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act

Sponsor: Gene Green (D-Texas)

H.R.5648: Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

H.R.5573: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment...

Sponsor: James P. Moran (D-Va.)

H.R.943: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)

S.1466: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude property...

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.3997: Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3359: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

H.R.5085: Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018

Sponsor: Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4986: RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

H.R.5429: SIREN Act of 2018

Sponsor: Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.)

S.1991: Wildland Fires Act of 2017

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.4208: Wildland Fires Act of 2017

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

S.2207: Volunteer First Responder Loan Forgiveness Act

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.4508: PROSPER Act

Sponsor: Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.)

H.R.6072: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

S.3023: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.6147: Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government,...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.3073: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.3019: Accurate Labels Act

Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

S.3158: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

H.R.5282: Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018

Sponsor: Mike Kelly (R-Pa.)

S.2526: Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.4460: Disaster Recovery Reform Act

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

S.3041: Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018

Sponsor: Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

H.R.4: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

S.2530: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2018

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

S.3024: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: John Boozman (R-Ark.)

H.R.6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018

Sponsor: Susan Brooks (R-Ind.)

S.2852: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

S.3132: Securing Airspace for Emergency Responders Act of 2018

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

H.R.6325: Continue American Safety Act (CASA)

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

S.3109: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019

Sponsor: Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)

H.R.6776: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019

Sponsor: Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.)

S.3347: Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

S.2830: SIREN Act of 2018

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.6235: Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act

Sponsor: Scott Tipton (R-Colo.)

H.R.3834: 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017

Sponsor: Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.)

S.9: Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2018

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

H.R.451: Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2020

Sponsor: Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1241: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2019

Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)

H.R.1007: Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

H.R.1994: Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019

Sponsor: Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.)

S.803: Restoring Investment in Improvements Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.)

H.R.639: To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and...

Sponsor: Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.)

H.R.42: First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

H.R.1646: HERO Act

Sponsor: Ami Bera (D-Calif.)

H.R.1210: Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors...

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

H.R.806: Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

S.531: First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.3052: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)

H.R.3055: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health...

Sponsor: José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3163: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: David E. Price (D-N.C.)

H.R.2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign...

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.2760: Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2019

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

H.R.2741: Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

S.1210: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2019

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

S.972: Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.1869: Restoring Investment in Improvements Act

Sponsor: Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.)

S.1521: A bill to amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief...

Sponsor: Joshua Hawley (R-Mo.)

H.R.3432: Safer Pipelines Act of 2019

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

S.465: Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors...

Sponsor: Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)

S.1208: Protecting America's First Responders Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.2812: Protecting America’s First Responders Act

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.1640: Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.1256: First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

H.R.3931: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)

S.2582: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)

S.2580: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.2520: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

S.2525: Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

S.2299: PIPES Act of 2020

Sponsor: Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

S.2748: Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

S.2881: 5G Spectrum Act of 2019

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

S.1479: Next Generation 9–1–1 Act of 2019

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.4685: High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2019

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.2353: PFAS Act of 2019

Sponsor: Gary Peters (D-Mich.)

H.R.2150: Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2019

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

S.2982: Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

H.R.5647: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2020

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.3209: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2020

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.5969: Public Housing Fire Safety Act

Sponsor: Max Rose (D-N.Y.)

S.3090: Public Housing Fire Safety Act

Sponsor: Tina Smith (D-Minn.)

H.R.535: PFAS Action Act of 2019

Sponsor: Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2: Moving Forward Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.5120: SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.6509: Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

S.3607: Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.7669: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)

H.R.7612: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)

H.R.7608: State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior,...

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.7616: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: David E. Price (D-N.C.)

H.R.7617: Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development,...

Sponsor: Peter J. Visclosky (D-Ind.)

H.R.7614: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.7167: Pandemic Fishery Disaster Response Act

Sponsor: Jared Golden (D-Maine)

H.R.925: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

S.4234: Ensuring Public Safety’s Access to Airwaves Act of 2020

Sponsor: Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

S.4625: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2020

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.8538: To allow certain governmental pension plans to include firefighters,...

Sponsor: George Holding (R-N.C.)

H.R.8696: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020

Sponsor: Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.)

S.3244: HERO Act of 2020

Sponsor: Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)

H.R.7560: Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020

Sponsor: Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.)

H.R.8592: EMS Counts Act of 2020

Sponsor: Susan Wild (D-Pa.)

H.R.1618: Nicholas and Zachary Burt Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.)

S.481: Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention...

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.1848: LIFT America Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

S.138: Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.1868: To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.231: PFAS Act

Sponsor: Gary Peters (D-Mich.)

H.R.4372: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

H.R.3784: Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021

Sponsor: Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.)

H.R.3728: To provide grants for fire station construction through the...

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.1221: Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act

Sponsor: Steve Daines (R-Mont.)

H.R.1066: Wildfire Recovery Act

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)

H.R.2454: Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021

Sponsor: Terri Sewell (D-Ala.)

S.2037: Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021

Sponsor: Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)

S.2150: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act of 2021

Sponsor: Mitt Romney (R-Utah)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

S.2016: Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.2936: Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.1511: Protecting America's First Responders Act of 2021

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.2638: Public Housing Fire Safety Act

Sponsor: Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)

S.265: Public Housing Fire Safety Act

Sponsor: Tina Smith (D-Minn.)

H.R.1460: Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention...

Sponsor: Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.)

S.351: Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention...

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.4377: Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

Sponsor: Cynthia Axne (D-Iowa)

S.2316: Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

H.R.2499: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022

Sponsor: Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.)

S.1116: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.4431: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)

H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural...

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.4550: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: David E. Price (D-N.C.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.4148: Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act

Sponsor: Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.)

S.2236: Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.3876: Ketamine Restriction Act

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)

S.1734: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.4450: Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

S.3058: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Christopher S. Murphy (D-Conn.)

S.3034: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

S.3062: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.4052: National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act

Sponsor: Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)

S.3045: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)

S.2754: A bill to provide funding for the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1,...

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.6192: High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2021

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.3346: High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2021

Sponsor: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

H.R.6768: To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to...

Sponsor: Val Demings (D-Fla.)

H.R.3874: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that governmental...

Sponsor: Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.)

H.R.5689: Resilient AMERICA Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.7077: Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act

Sponsor: Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.)

S.3845: Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act

Sponsor: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6528: Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022

Sponsor: Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6529: _____ Act of 2022

Sponsor: Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6615: Safer Heat Act of 2022

Sponsor: Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2354: EMS Counts Act

Sponsor: Susan Wild (D-Pa.)

S.2971: EMS Counts Act of 2021

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

S.4007: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2022

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.3635: Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022

Sponsor: Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)

S.3662: Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act

Sponsor: Gary Peters (D-Mich.)

H.R.8257: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)

H.R.8262: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

H.R.8295: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.8294: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: David E. Price (D-N.C.)

H.R.7624: Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022

Sponsor: Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)

H.R.7981: Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022

Sponsor: Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.)

H.R.1480: HERO Act

Sponsor: Ami Bera (D-Calif.)

S.2700: HERO Act

Sponsor: Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)

S.1873: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

H.R.1946: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021

Sponsor: Terri Sewell (D-Ala.)

H.R.8058: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2022

Sponsor: Dave Joyce (R-Ohio)

H.R.521: First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

S.4882: Fire Grants and Safety Act

Sponsor: Gary Peters (D-Mich.)

S.4690: Fire Station Construction Grants Act

Sponsor: Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)

H.R.938: Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act

Sponsor: Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.)

H.R.5118: Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)

S.4328: Fire Suppression Improvement Act

Sponsor: Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)

H.R.7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.4517: Fire Station Improvement Act of 2022

Sponsor: Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.)

H.R.8994: Supporting Our First Responders Act

Sponsor: Andy Kim (D-N.J.)

H.R.4274: Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

S.129: First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

S.4442: Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.R.3319: First Responders’ Equipment Access Act

Sponsor: Bill Posey (R-Fla.)

S.4711: First Responders’ Equipment Access Act

Sponsor: Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)

H.R.1784: Next Generation 9–1–1 Act of 2023

Sponsor: Richard Hudson (R-N.C.)

S.870: A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire...

Sponsor: Gary Peters (D-Mich.)

S.559: Fire Grants and Safety Act

Sponsor: Gary Peters (D-Mich.)

H.R.480: Wildfire Recovery Act

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)

H.R.1814: Facilitating Investments Required for Emergency Services to All Towns in...

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.977: FIRE STATION Act

Sponsor: Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)

H.R.1586: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

Sponsor: Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.)

S.265: Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs Reauthorization Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.645: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.1719: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2023

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.930: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2024

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.4367: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Dave Joyce (R-Ohio)

H.R.3565: Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act of 2023

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.3366: To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to...

Sponsor: Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas)

H.R.4090: Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023

Sponsor: Thomas Kean (R-N.J.)

H.R.3254: First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

Sponsor: Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-N.J.)

H.R.3821: Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.2119: Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.3671: HERO Act

Sponsor: Ami Bera (D-Calif.)

H.R.4274: Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act

Sponsor: Ami Bera (D-Calif.)

S.1925: HERO Act

Sponsor: Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)

H.R.472: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023

Sponsor: Dave Joyce (R-Ohio)

H.R.369: NIST Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act

Sponsor: Young Kim (R-Calif.)

S.1535: Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act

Sponsor: Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.)

S.576: Railway Safety Act of 2023

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.1631: Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.835: Pro Codes Act

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

S.1988: Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

H.R.1192: First Responders Aerial Act of 2023

Sponsor: Troy Nehls (R-Texas)

H.R.3935: Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act

Sponsor: Sam Graves (R-Mo.)

S.157: Drone Act of 2023

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.1797: Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Sponsor: Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.)

S.2625: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Christopher S. Murphy (D-Conn.)

H.R.4821: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.2605: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

H.R.4820: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-Okla.)

S.2437: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)

H.R.5894: Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human...

Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt (R-Ala.)

S.2624: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

S.2782: Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2023

Sponsor: Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

H.R.3413: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023

Sponsor: Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.)

S.1669: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.5241: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that governmental...

Sponsor: Greg Murphy (R-N.C.)

H.R.4646: Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs Reauthorization Act

Sponsor: Dave Joyce (R-Ohio)

S.2226: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

H.R.5530: VA Emergency Transportation Access Act

Sponsor: Mike Bost (R-Ill.)

S.2757: VA Emergency Transportation Access Act

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.2574: EMS Counts Act

Sponsor: Susan Wild (D-Pa.)

S.1115: EMS Counts Act of 2023

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

S.1939: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.5156: First Responders’ Equipment Access Act

Sponsor: Bill Posey (R-Fla.)

H.R.4787: Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

Sponsor: Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.)

H.R.5064: Public Housing Fire Safety Act

Sponsor: Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)

S.2600: Public Housing Fire Safety Act

Sponsor: Tina Smith (D-Minn.)

S.1008: Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Sponsor: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

H.R.7070: Wildfire Response Improvement Act

Sponsor: Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.)

H.R.3396: Fire Department Repayment Act of 2023

Sponsor: Josh Harder (D-Calif.)

S.2520: Fire Department Repayment Act of 2023

Sponsor: Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist	Covered positions?
Kenneth LaSala Jr.	Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee
Kenneth LaSala Jr	Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee Professional Staff, CS&T Committee Professional Staff, Senate CS&T committee
Anthony Baker	Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Betty Sutton Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Betty Sutton's Office
Lucian Deaton	Intern, Rep. Bob Goodlatte's office Intern, Rep. Bob Goodlatte's Office Intern, Representative Bob Goodlatte's office
Ken LaSala Jr	Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee
Lucian Deation	Intern, Rep. Bob Goodlatte's office
Tara Baird	Professional Staff, Senate HSGA Committee
Ryan Woodward	Legislative Director, Office of Representative Peter King
Steven Alonzo	Intern, Office of Representative Lynn Jenkins
Jim Goldstein	n/a
Evan Davis	n/a
Kenneth LaSala	n/a
Alan Caldwell	n/a
Brandon Allen	n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

1st Quarter, 2024

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19. Original Filing: 301567111.xml

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 118-47, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. - The Urban Areas Security Initiative grant program. - The State Homeland Security Grant Program. FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, provisions re: - Funding at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for a national firefighter cancer registry. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration for the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. P.L. 118-42, the FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act: FY 2024 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. FY 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: - Funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grants and Pipeline Emergency Response Grant program.

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S. 870/S. 559/H.R. 4090, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the AFG and SAFER grant programs, and the USFA. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. P.L. 118-47, FY 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. - The Urban Areas Security Initiative grant program. - The State Homeland Security Grant Program. P.L. 118-42, FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. H.R. 1814/S. 977, the Facilitating Investments Required for Emergency Services To All Towns In Our Nation Act, provisions to create a grant program to help with fire station construction. Issues relating to providing incentives by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for communities to take action to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters. Issues relating implementation of the recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Issues relating to fire safety and lithium batteries. H.R. 1797/S. 1008, the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act, provisions to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for lithium-ion batteries in mobility devices. H.R. 7070, the Wildfire Response Improvement Act, provisions relating evaluating the cost-effectiveness of mitigating the effects of wildland fires. H.R. 3396/S. 2520, the Fire Department Repayment Act, provisions to require standard operating procedures for reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements.

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P.L. 118-47, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: - Funding at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for a national firefighter cancer registry. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration for the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. S. 265/H.R. 4646, the SIREN Reauthorization Act, provisions to reauthorize the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. Issues relating to reimbursement for ambulance transport and the treatment of patients in place or their transportation to an alternate destination of care. H.R. 3821/S. 2119, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions to reauthorize the National Firefighter Cancer Registry. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. Issues relating to the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation program. Issues relating to reimbursement of fire and EMS departments for mobile integrated health programs, treatment of patients in place, and transportation of patients to alternate destinations of care. H.R. 3671/H.R. 4274/S.1925, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act, provisions to create behavioral health resources for fire and EMS personnel. S. 645/H.R. 472, The Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act, provisions to provide behavioral health resources to first responders at the Department of Justice. Issues relating to the National EMS Advisory Council. Issues relating to the Advisory Committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB). Issues related to fire safety in home oxygen systems and reimbursement for the installation of thermal fuses. H.R. 5530/S. 2757, the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act, provisions to set requirements before the Department of Veterans Affairs can change reimbursement rates for ambulance transport. H.R. 2574/S. 1115, the EMS Counts Act, provisions to better account for the national EMS workforce.

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P.L. 118-42, the FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. H.R. 369, the NIST Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act, provisions relating to public safety communications standards for wildland firefighting. Issues relating implementation of the recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. S. 1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 7070, the Wildfire Response Improvement Act, provisions relating evaluating the cost-effectiveness of mitigating the effects of wildland fires. H.R. 3396/S. 2520, the Fire Department Repayment Act, provisions to require standard operating procedures for reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements.

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Issues relating to the response to incidents involving pipelines. P.L. 118-42, the FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grants and Pipeline Emergency Response Grant program. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerial systems in firefighting operations. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. Issues relating to fire safety, electric charging stations, and lithium batteries. S. 576, the Railway Safety Act of 2023, provisions relating to emergency response to incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials by rail. Issues relating to emissions requirements for fire and EMS apparatus. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. S. 1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft and the use of tethered UAS by volunteer fire departments. S. 157, the Drone Act of 2023, provisions to criminalize illegal UAS activity. Issues relating to fire safety and emergency operations in incidents involving electric and autonomous vehicles. H.R. 5156, the First Responders Equipment Access Act, provisions to grant a national security exemption to EPA emissions requirements for engines or equipment intended to be used by Federal, State, or local agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster relief, search and rescue, fire response, or emergency medical services. H.R. 3413/S. 1669, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023, provisions to retain AM radios in vehicles for emergency alerts. H.R. 1797/S. 1008, the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act, provisions to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for lithium-ion batteries in mobility devices.

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Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerial systems in firefighting operations. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 1192, the First Responders Aerial Act of 2023, provisions relating to tethered unmanned aerial systems in firefighting operations. HS. 1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft and the use of tethered UAS by volunteer fire departments. S. 157, the Drone Act of 2023, provisions to criminalize illegal UAS activity.

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4th Quarter, 2023

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 19. Original Filing: 301531676.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 4367/S. 2625), provisions re: funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. - The Urban Areas Security Initiative grant program. - The State Homeland Security Grant Program. FY 2024 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4821/S. 2605), provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. FY 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4820/S. 2437), provisions re: - Funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grants and Pipeline Emergency Response Grant program. FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (H.R. 5894/S. 2624), provisions re: - Funding at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for a national firefighter cancer registry. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration for the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program.

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Issues relating to public safety communications on the 4.9 GHz and 6 GHz band. H.R. 1784/S. 2782, the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) Act, provisions relating to nationwide NG 9-1-1 deployment. H.R. 3565, the Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to nationwide NG 9-1-1 deployment. H.R. 3366, provisions relating to the reauthorization of the First Responder Network Authority. H.R. 3413/S. 1669, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023, provisions to retain AM radios in vehicles for emergency alerts. Issues relating to SAFECOM. Issues relating to cybersecurity for the fire and EMS departments. The nomination of Ms. Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission and reappointments of Commissioners Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Starks. Issues relating to conformance testing of NG 9-1-1 technology.

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S. 870/S. 559/H.R. 4090, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the AFG and SAFER grant programs, and the USFA. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 4367), provisions re: funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. - The Urban Areas Security Initiative grant program. - The State Homeland Security Grant Program. FY 2024 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. H.R. 1814/S. 977, the Facilitating Investments Required for Emergency Services To All Towns In Our Nation Act, provisions to create a grant program to help with fire station construction. H.R. 1586, the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act, provisions to protect the use of fire retardants during wildland fires. Issues relating to providing incentives by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for communities to take action to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters. Issues relating to the promotion of up-to-date building codes for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. Issues relating to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Issues relating to fire safety and lithium batteries.

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FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, provisions re: - Funding at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for a national firefighter cancer registry. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration for the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. S. 265/H.R. 4646, the SIREN Reauthorization Act, provisions to reauthorize the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. Issues relating to billing for ambulance transport. H.R. 3821/S. 2119, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions to reauthorize the National Firefighter Cancer Registry. S.2226, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, provisions to reauthorize the National Firefighter Cancer Registry. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. Issues relating to the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation program. Issues relating to reimbursement of fire and EMS departments for mobile integrated health programs, treatment of patients in place, and transportation of patients to alternate destinations of care. H.R. 3671/H.R. 4274/S.1925, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act, provisions to create behavioral health resources for fire and EMS personnel. S. 645/H.R. 472, The Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act, provisions to provide behavioral health resources to first responders at the Department of Justice. Issues relating to the National EMS Advisory Council. Issues relating to the Advisory Committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB). Issues related to fire safety in home oxygen systems. H.R. 5530/S. 2757, the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act, provisions to set requirements before the Department of Veterans Affairs can change reimbursement rates for ambulance transport. H.R. 2574/S. 1115, the EMS Counts Act, provisions to better account for the national EMS workforce.

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FY 2024 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. H.R. 1586, the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act, provisions to protect the use of fire retardants during wildland fires. H.R. 369, the NIST Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act, provisions relating to public safety communications standards for wildland firefighting. Issues relating implementation of the recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. S. 1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft.

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Issues relating to the response to incidents involving pipelines. FY 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grants and Pipeline Emergency Response Grant program. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerial systems in firefighting operations. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. Issues relating to fire safety, electric charging stations, and lithium batteries. S. 576, the Railway Safety Act of 2023, provisions relating to emergency response to incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials by rail. Issues relating to emissions requirements for fire and EMS apparatus. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. S. 1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft and the use of tethered UAS by volunteer fire departments. S. 157, the Drone Act of 2023, provisions to criminalize illegal UAS activity. Issues relating to fire safety and emergency operations in incidents involving electric and autonomous vehicles. Issues relating to automatic braking requirements for light and heavy vehicles. H.R. 5156, the First Responders Equipment Access Act, provisions to grant a national security exemption to EPA emissions requirements for engines or equipment intended to be used by Federal, State, or local agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster relief, search and rescue, fire response, or emergency medical services. H.R. 3413/S. 1669, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023, provisions to retain AM radios in vehicles for emergency alerts.

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FY 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing. S. 1988/H.R. 4787, the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act, provisions to create housing incentives for volunteer first responders at the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture. Issues relating to the promotion of up-to-date building codes for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. Issues relating to the requirement for automatic fire sprinklers in homes. H.R. 5064/S. 2600, the Public Housing Fire Safety Act, provisions to create a grant program to install fire sprinklers in public housing.

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3rd Quarter, 2023

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2023. Original Filing: 301504891.xml

Lobbying Issues

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S. 870/S. 559/H.R. 4090, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the AFG and SAFER grant programs, and the USFA. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 4367), provisions re: funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. - The Urban Areas Security Initiative grant program. - The State Homeland Security Grant Program. FY 2024 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. H.R. 1814/S. 977, the Facilitating Investments Required for Emergency Services To All Towns In Our Nation Act, provisions to create a grant program to help with fire station construction. H.R. 1586, the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act, provisions to protect the use of fire retardants during wildland fires. Issues relating to providing incentives by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for communities to take action to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters. Issues relating to the promotion of up-to-date building codes for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. Issues relating to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Issues relating to fire safety and lithium batteries.

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FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, provisions re: - Funding at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for a national firefighter cancer registry. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration for the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. S. 265/H.R. 4646, the SIREN Reauthorization Act, provisions to reauthorize the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. Issues relating to billing for ambulance transport. H.R. 3821/S. 2119, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions to reauthorize the National Firefighter Cancer Registry. S.2226, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, provisions to reauthorize the National Firefighter Cancer Registry. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. H.R. 3671/H.R. 4274/S.1925, provisions to create behavioral health resources for fire and EMS personnel. S. 645/H.R. 472, The Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act, provisions to provide behavioral health resources to first responders at the Department of Justice. Issues relating to the National EMS Advisory Council. Issues relating to the Advisory Committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB). Issues related to fire safety in home oxygen systems. H.R. 5530/S. 2757, the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act, provisions to set requirements before the Department of Veterans Affairs can change reimbursement rates for ambulance transport. H.R. 2574/S. 1115, the EMS Counts Act, provisions to better account for the national EMS workforce.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

FY 2024 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. H.R. 1586, the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act, provisions to protect the use of fire retardants during wildland fires. H.R. 369, the NIST Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act, provisions relating to public safety communications standards for wildland firefighting. Issues relating to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. S. 1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft. H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft.

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2nd Quarter, 2023

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 19, 2023. Original Filing: 301484140.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 4367), provisions re: funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. FY 2024 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. FY 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: - Funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grants and Pipeline Emergency Response Grant program. FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, provisions re: - Funding at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for a national firefighter cancer registry. - Funding at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration for the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program.

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Issues relating to FEMA's reorganization of the Resilience Directorate. Issues relating to allocation for the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities within the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative. S. 870/S. 559/H.R. 4090, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the AFG and SAFER grant programs, and the USFA. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 4367), provisions re: funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. FY 2024 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. H.R. 1814/S. 977, the Facilitating Investments Required for Emergency Services To All Towns In Our Nation Act, provisions to create a grant program to help with fire station construction. H.R. 1586, the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act, provisions to protect the use of fire retardants during wildland fires. Issues relating to providing incentives by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for communities to take action to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters. Issues relating to the promotion of up-to-date building codes for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. Issues relating to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Issues relating to fire safety and lithium batteries.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to FEMA's reorganization of the Resilience Directorate. Issues relating to allocation of the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities within the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative. S. 870/S. 559/H.R. 4090, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the AFG and SAFER grant programs, and the USFA. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. Issues related to the sharing of information about terrorist threats to local fire departments. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 4367), provisions re: funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. H.R. 1814/S. 977, the Facilitating Investments Required for Emergency Services To All Towns In Our Nation Act, provisions to create a grant program to help with fire station construction. Issues relating to providing incentives by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for communities to take action to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters. H.R. 3254, the First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act, provisions relating to grant funding for non-standardized technology.

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Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

FY 2024 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions re: funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. H.R. 1586, the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act, provisions to protect the use of fire retardants during wildland fires. H.R. 369, the NIST Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act, provisions relating to public safety communications standards for wildland firefighting. Issues relating to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. S. 1535, the Wildfire Response Aviation Modernization and Safety Act, provisions relating to the carriage of wildland firefighters on wildland firefighting aircraft.

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1st Quarter, 2023

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19, 2023. Original Filing: 301458128.xml

Lobbying Issues

Funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. Funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. Funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing. Funding at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for a national firefighter cancer registry. Funding at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grants and Pipeline Emergency Response Grant program. Funding at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration for the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program.

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Issues relating to FEMA's reorganization of the Resilience Directorate. Issues relating to allocation for the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities within the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative. S. 870/S. 559, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the AFG and SAFER grant programs, and the USFA. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. Funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. Funding for wildland firefighting programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - Volunteer Fire Assistance program. - State Fire Assistance program. H.R. 1814/S. 977, the Facilitating Investments Required for Emergency Services To All Towns In Our Nation Act, provisions to create a grant program to help with fire station construction. H.R. 1586, the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act, provisions to protect the use of fire retardants during wildland fires. Issues relating to providing incentives by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for communities to take action to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters. Issues relating to the promotion of up-to-date building codes for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. Issues relating to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to FEMA's reorganization of the Resilience Directorate. Issues relating to allocation of the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities within the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative. S. 870/S. 559, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the AFG and SAFER grant programs, and the USFA. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. H.R. 480, the Wildfire Recovery Act, provisions to set a federal match for the Fire Management Assistance Grants. Issues related to the sharing of information about terrorist threats to local fire departments. Funding for fire service programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search & Rescue System. H.R. 1814/S. 977, the Facilitating Investments Required for Emergency Services To All Towns In Our Nation Act, provisions to create a grant program to help with fire station construction. Issues relating to providing incentives by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for communities to take action to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters. Issues relating to grant funding for non-standardized technology.

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Funding at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration for the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. S. 265, the SIREN Reauthorization Act, provisions to reauthorize the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant program. Issues relating to billing for ambulance transport. Funding at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for a national firefighter cancer registry. Issues relating to supply chain issues and the effects on the cost and delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. Issues relating to the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-22). Issues relating to behavioral health resources for fire and EMS personnel. S. 645, The Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act, provisions to provide behavioral health resources to first responders at the Department of Justice. Issues relating to the National EMS Advisory Council. Issues relating to the Advisory Committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB).

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4th Quarter, 2022

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 18, 2023. Original Filing: 301431610.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-328), provisions relating to funding of the: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments Also, waivers to the requirements for the AFG and SAFER grant programs.

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Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to management and administration of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. S. 4882, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and the AFG and SAFER programs. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface. Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-328), provisions relating to funding of the: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - Training for response to electric vehicle fires - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program Also, waivers to the requirements for the AFG and SAFER grant programs. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066/H.R. 5118), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. Fire Suppression Improvement Act (S. 4328), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. The RESILIENT America Act (H.R. 5689), provisions to promote pre-hazard mitigation assistance, including code enforcement. Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (P.L. 117-246), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Issues relating to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. H.R. 7981/S. 4442, the Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022, provisions to require smoke alarms in federally assisted housing. Issues relating to supply chain shortages and the delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. S. 4517, the Fire Station Improvement Act of 2022, legislation to allow the AFG program to be used to renovate fire stations. H.R. 2638/S. 265, the Public Housing Fire Safety Act, legislation to create a $25 million grant program within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in public housing. H.R. 6192/S. 3346, The High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to reduce the depreciation period for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings.

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Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (P.L. 117-246), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to information sharing about terrorist threat information with local fire departments. H.R. 8257, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-328), provisions relating to funding of the: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - Training for response to electric vehicle fires Also, waivers to the requirements for the AFG and SAFER grant programs. H.R. 3728/S. 4690, the Fire Station Construction Grants Act, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Issues relating to supply chain shortages and the delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. S. 4517, the Fire Station Improvement Act of 2022, legislation to allow the AFG program to be used to renovate fire stations. Issues relating to management and administration of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. S. 4882, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and the AFG and SAFER programs. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066/H.R. 5118), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. Fire Suppression Improvement Act (S. 4328), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. Issues relating to cyber-incident reporting.

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Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-328), provisions relating to funding of the: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance (also known as the SIREN grant program). - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research. Also, provisions in P.L. 117-328 to allow health care providers to prescribe buprenorphine to prevent drug overdosed. In addition, a provision to extend ambulance add-on payments through 2024. The EMS Counts Act (H.R. 2354/S. 2971), provisions to obtain a more accurate count of the EMS workforce in the U.S. Issues relating to the fire & EMS departments needs for health and safety standards, testing, vaccinations, supplies and funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act (H.R. 2454/S. 2037), provisions to extend Medicare add-on payments for the transportation of patients by fire & EMS departments to hospitals. Funding for the SIREN grant program at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. Issues related to the cost accounting of EMS services for Medicare patients. Issues relating to the EMS workforce shortage issues. Issues relating to sequestration and its effects on Medicare reimbursement for ambulance transport. H.R. 1480/S. 2700, the HERO Act, legislation to provide mental health support to first responders. H.R. 8994, the Supporting Our First Responders Act, provisions to support grants for EMS agencies. Issues relating to supply chain shortages and the delivery of EMS vehicles and equipment.

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Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-328), provisions relating to funding of the: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants Issues relating to implementation of the ALERT grant program. Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving electric vehicles. Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving autonomous vehicles. Issues relating to fire department use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Issues relating to the reauthorization of a National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center. Issues relating to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Highway Safety Grant program. Issues relating to supply chain shortages and the delivery of fire apparatus and equipment.

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H.R. 2638/S. 265, The Public Housing Fire Safety Act, provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. H.R. 6192/S. 3346, The High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to reduce the depreciation period for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings. Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-328), provisions relating to funding of the: - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments. -Requirements that smoke detectors be installed in federally-assisted public housing. Volunteer First Responder Housing Act (H.R. 4377/S. 2316), legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters. Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (P.L. 117-246)), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. H.R. 7981/S. 4442, the Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022, provisions to require smoke alarms in federally assisted housing.

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Type of Issue

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First Responders' Equipment Access Act (H.R. 3319), provisions to allow engine manufacturers to request a national security exemption for engines or equipment used by fire, EMS, and law enforcement. First Responders' Equipment Access Act (S. 4711), provisions to exempt two-stroke engines for swiftwater rescue boats from EPA emissions regulations. P.L. 117-248, the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances (PFAS) Act, provisions to provide guidance to fire departments on protecting firefighters from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). P.L. 117-254, the Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act, provisions to increase the federal cost-share for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment. Issues relating to firefighter health and PFAS in firefighting foam and personal protective equipment, including a study of PFAS contamination of fire department property. Issues relating to new Department of Defense requirements for non-PFAS firefighting foam. Issues relating to draft Environmental Protection Agency regulations regarding clean-up of PFAS contamination.

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Type of Issue

3rd Quarter, 2022

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2022. Original Filing: 301407310.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 8257, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to funding of the: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - Training for response to electric vehicle fires Also, waivers to the requirements for the AFG and SAFER grant programs. H.R. 8262, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to funding of the: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program H.R. 8295, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to funding for: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research H.R. 8294, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to the funding of: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

S. 2754, provisions to support the nationwide rollout of Next Generation (NG) 9-1-1 systems. H.R. 6768, provisions to remove the sunset of the First Responder Network Authority. H.R. 7624, Spectrum Innovation Act, provisions to fund nationwide conversion to NG 9-1-1. Issues relating to public safety communications on the 4.9 GHz and 6 GHz spectrum. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to the First Responder Network Authority. Issues relating to the prevention of 9-1-1 fee diversion. Issues relating to the transmission of location information for 9-1-1 callers using mobile devices. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability and SAFECOM. Issues relating to the implementation of the 9-8-8 hotline.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to management and administration of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. S. 4882, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and the AFG and SAFER programs. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface. H.R. 8257, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to funding of the: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - Training for response to electric vehicle fires Also, waivers to the requirements for the AFG and SAFER grant programs. H.R. 3728/S. 4690, the Fire Station Construction Grants Act, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221/H.R. 938), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066/H.R. 5118), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. Fire Suppression Improvement Act (S. 4328), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. The RESILIENT America Act (H.R. 5689), provisions to promote pre-hazard mitigation assistance, including code enforcement. Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845/H.R. 5118/H.R. 7900), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Issues relating to membership in the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. H.R. 7981, the Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022, provisions to require smoke alarms in federally assisted housing. Issues relating to supply chain shortages and the delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. S. 4517, the Fire Station Improvement Act of 2022, legislation to allow the AFG program to be used to renovate fire stations.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845/H.R. 5118/H.R. 7900), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to information sharing about terrorist threat information with local fire departments. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. H.R. 8257, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to funding of the: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - Training for response to electric vehicle fires Also, waivers to the requirements for the AFG and SAFER grant programs. H.R. 3728/S. 4690, the Fire Station Construction Grants Act, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Issues relating to supply chain shortages and the delivery of fire apparatus and equipment. S. 4517, the Fire Station Improvement Act of 2022, legislation to allow the AFG program to be used to renovate fire stations. Issues relating to management and administration of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. S. 4882, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and the AFG and SAFER programs. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066/H.R. 5118), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. Fire Suppression Improvement Act (S. 4328), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 8295, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to funding for: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research The EMS Counts Act (H.R. 2354/S. 2971), provisions to obtain a more accurate count of the EMS workforce in the U.S. Issues relating to the fire & EMS departments needs for health and safety standards, testing, vaccinations, supplies and funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act (H.R. 2454/S. 2037), provisions to extend Medicare add-on payments for the transportation of patients by fire & EMS departments to hospitals. Funding for the SIREN grant program at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. Issues related to the assessment of EMS quality and medical director compensation. Issues related to the cost accounting of EMS services for Medicare patients. Issues relating to regulation of costs incurred during interfacility transport. Issues relating to COVID-19 vaccination of fire and EMS personnel. Issues relating to the EMS workforce shortage issues. Issues relating to sequestration and its effects on Medicare reimbursement for ambulance transport. H.R. 1480/S. 2700, the HERO Act, legislation to provide mental health support to first responders. S. 1873/H.R. 1946, the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021, provisions to promote Medicare payment of medical cancer screening technology. The Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act (S. 4007/H.R. 8058), provisions to request input from the Attorney General re: public safety officer health and wellmess. H.R. 8994, the Supporting Our First Responders Act, provisions to support grants for EMS agencies. Issues relating to supply chain shortages and the delivery of EMS vehicles and equipment.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 8262, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to funding of the: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program S. 138/H.R. 4274/H.R. 5118, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Issues relating to membership in the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Issues relating to the use of technology to improve the response to wildland fires. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066/H.R. 5118), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. Fire Suppression Improvement Act (S. 4328), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 8294, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to the funding of: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants Issues relating to implementation of the ALERT grant program. Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving electric vehicles. Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving autonomous vehicles. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to fire department use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Issues relating to the reauthorization of a National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center. Issues relating to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Highway Safety Grant program. Issues relating to U.S. Department of Energy's Electric Vehicle Working Group. Issues relating to supply chain shortages and the delivery of fire apparatus and equipment.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

2nd Quarter, 2022

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 19, 2022. Original Filing: 301387874.xml

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

S. 2754, provisions to support the nationwide rollout of Next Generation (NG) 9-1-1 systems. H.R. 6768, provisions to remove the sunset of the First Responder Network Authority. H.R. 7624, Spectrum Innovation Act, provisions to fund nationwide conversion to NG 9-1-1. Issues relating to public safety communications on the 4.9 GHz and 6 GHz spectrum. The need for better enforcement by the Federal Communications Commission to prevent interference of public safety communications. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to the First Responder Network Authority. Issues relating to the prevention of 9-1-1 fee diversion. Issues relating to the transmission of location information for 9-1-1 callers using mobile devices. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability and SAFECOM. Issues relating to the implementation of the 9-8-8 hotline. Issues related to updating the rules for sharing television channels 14-20 (470-512 MHz), i.e., the T-Band.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface. H.R. 8257, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to funding of the: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - Training for response to electric vehicle fires Also, waivers to the requirements for the AFG and SAFER grant programs. H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. The RESILIENT America Act (H.R. 5689), provisions to promote pre-hazard mitigation assistance, including code enforcement. Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Issues relating to membership in the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 6528), provisions to set and report temperature sensors in public housing. H.R. 6529, provisions to require self-closing fire doors in federally assisted rental dwellings. Safer Heat Act of 2022 (H.R. 6615), provisions to set standards for portable space heaters. H.R. 7981, the Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022, provisions to require smoke alarms in federally assisted housing.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to information sharing about terrorist threat information with local fire departments. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. H.R. 8257, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to funding of the: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - Training for response to electric vehicle fires Also, waivers to the requirements for the AFG and SAFER grant programs. H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 8262, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to funding of the: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Issues relating to membership in the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Issues relating to the use of technology to improve the response to wildland fires. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 2638/S. 265, The Public Housing Fire Safety Act, provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. H.R. 6192/S. 3346, The High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to reduce the depreciation period for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings. H.R. 8294, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to the funding of: - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316) Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 6528), provisions to set and report temperature sensors in public housing. H.R. 6529, provisions to require self-closing fire doors in federally assisted rental dwellings. Safer Heat Act of 2022 (H.R. 6615), provisions to set standards for portable space heaters. H.R. 7981, the Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022, provisions to require smoke alarms in federally assisted housing.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

1st Quarter, 2022

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19, 2022. Original Filing: 301363307.xml

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments Funding for the above programs in FY 2023.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

S. 2754, provisions to support the nationwide rollout of Next Generation 9-1-1 systems. H.R. 6768, provisions to remove the sunset of the First Responder Network Authority. Issues relating to public safety communications on the 4.9 GHz and 6 GHz spectrum. The need for better enforcement by the Federal Communications Commission to prevent interference of public safety communications. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to the First Responder Network Authority. Issues relating to the prevention of 9-1-1 fee diversion. Issues relating to the transmission of location information for 9-1-1 callers using mobile devices. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability and SAFECOM. Issues relating to the implementation of the 9-8-8 hotline. Issues related to updating the rules for sharing television channels 14-20 (470-512 MHz), i.e., the T-Band.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to the nomination of Alice Hill to be Deputy FEMA Administrator for Resilience. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface. P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium - Provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Funding for the above programs in FY 2023. H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. The RESILIENT America Act (H.R. 5689), provisions to promote pre-hazard mitigation assistance, inlcluding code enforcement. Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Issues relating to membership in the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 6528), provisions to set and report temperature sensors in public housing. H.R. 6529, provisions to require self-closing fire doors in federally assisted rental dwellings. Safer Heat Act of 2022 (H.R. 6615), provisions to set standards for portable space heaters.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to information sharing about terrorist threat information with local fire departments. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium -Provisions to require notification of cyber attacks against critical infrastructure. Funding for the above programs in FY 2023. H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance. - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research. Funding for the above programs in FY 2023. The EMS Counts Act (H.R. 2354/S. 2971), provisions to more accurate count of the EMS workforce in the U.S. Issues relating to the fire & EMS departments needs for health and safety standards, testing, vaccinations, supplies and funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act (H.R. 2454/S. 2037), provisions to to the extension of Medicare add-on payments for the transportation of patients by fire & EMS departments to hospitals. Funding for the SIREN grant program at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. Issues related to the assessment of EMS quality and medical director compensation. Issues related to the implementation of provision in P.L. 117-2 that provides reimbursement for providing treatment in place services to patients. Issues related to the cost accounting of EMS services for Medicare patients. Issues relating to regulation of costs incurred during interfacility transport. Issues relating to COVID-19 vaccination of fire and EMS personnel.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program - Provisions raising the cap on wildland firefighter wages. Funding for the above programs in FY 2023. S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Issues relating to membership in the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Issues relating to the use of technology to improve the response to wildland fires. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 2638/S. 265, The Public Housing Fire Safety Act, provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. H.R. 6192/S. 3346, The High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to reduce the depreciation period for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings. P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs: - Funding for fire sprinkler retrofit installations in public housing developments. - Legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing. Funding for the above programs in FY 2023. Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316) Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 6528), provisions to set and report temperature sensors in public housing. H.R. 6529, provisions to require self-closing fire doors in federally assisted rental dwellings. Safer Heat Act of 2022 (H.R. 6615), provisions to set standards for portable space heaters.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

4th Quarter, 2021

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2022. Original Filing: 301328752.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 4431/S. 3058), funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium FY 2022 Departments of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (H.R. 4372/H.R. 4502/S. 3034), funding for the following programs: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program FY 2022 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (H.R. 4502/S. 3062), funding for the following programs: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (H.R. 4550/H.R. 4052/S. 3045), funding for the following programs: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments P.L. 117-58, the INVEST in America Act, provisions to: - Fund the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program. - Fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance progam. - Fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. - Fund cybersecurity programs at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to: - Fund fire and EMS station construction, renovation and reconstruction. - Fund Next Generation 9-1-1 deployment. - Fund grants to improve fire and life safety in public housing. - Fund wildland fire preparedness programs including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance program.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1848, the LIFT America Act, provisions to support the nationwide rollout of Next Generation 9-1-1 systems. S. 2754, provisions to support the nationwide rollout of Next Generation 9-1-1 systems. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund nationwide deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 technology. Issues relating to public safety communications on the 4.9 GHz and 6 GHz spectrum. The need for better enforcement by the Federal Communications Commission to prevent interference of public safety communications. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to the First Responder Network Authority. Issues relating to the prevention of 9-1-1 fee diversion. Issues relating to the transmission of location information for 9-1-1 callers using mobile devices. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability and SAFECOM. Issues relating to the implementation of the 9-8-8 hotline.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to the nomination of Deanne Criswell to be FEMA Administrator. S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 4431/S.3058), funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund the construction, renovation, and reconstruction of fire and EMS stations and wildland fire preparedness programs. P.L. 117-58, the INVEST in America Act, provisions to fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program and create a new wildland fire commission.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to information sharing about terrorist threat information with local fire departments. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 4431/S. 3058), funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund the construction, renovation, and reconstruction of fire. P.L. 117-58, the INVEST in America Act, provisions to fund the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

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P.L. 117-71, the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, provisions to delay sequester cuts to Medicare reimbursement. FY 2022 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (H.R. 4502/S. 3062), funding for the following programs: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research Issues relating to the fire & EMS departments needs for health and safety standards, testing, vaccinations, supplies and funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act (H.R. 2454/S. 2037), provisions to to the extension of Medicare add-on payments for the transportation of patients by fire & EMS departments to hospitals. Funding for the SIREN grant program at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. Issues related to the assessment of EMS quality and medical director compensation. Issues related to the implementation of provision in P.L. 117-2 that provide reimbursement for providing treatment in place services to patients. Issues related to the cost accounting of EMS services for Medicare patients. Issues relating to regulation of costs incurred during interfacility transport. Issues relating to COVID-19 vaccination of fire and EMS personnel. H.R. 4148/S. 2236, the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, provisions to extend Medicare benefits to firefighter retirees. H.R. 3876, the Ketamine Restriction Act, provisions to limit the use of ketamine in emergency situations.

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FY 2022 Departments of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (H.R. 4372/H.R. 4502/S. 3034), funding for the following programs: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act of 2021 (S. 2150), provisions to establish a national commission to examine the causes of the wildland fire problem. Issues relating to the use of technology to improve the response to wildland fires. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. S. 1734, the National National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021, provisions to promote the use of prescribed fires to protect U.S. forest land. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs. P.L. 117-58, the INVEST in America Act, provisions to fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program and to create a new wildland fire commission.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (H.R. 4450/H.R. 4502/S. 3045), funding for the following programs: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants P.L. 117-58, The INVEST in America Act, provisions to authorize funding for the ALERT grant program. Issues relating to authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program and Emergency Response Grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA). Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving electric vehicles. Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving autonomous vehicles. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to fire department use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Issues relating to the reauthorization of a National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center.

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Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

H.R. 2638/S. 265, The Public Housing Fire Safety Act, provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. H.R. 6192/S. 3346, The High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to reduce the depreciation period for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings. H.R. 4450/H.R. 4502/S. 3045, FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies , funding for the following programs: - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments. H.R. 1460/S.351, the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021, legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing. Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316) H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund fire and life safety improvements in public housing.

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

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3rd Quarter, 2021

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2021. Original Filing: 301304309.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 4431), funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium FY 2022 Departments of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (H.R. 4372/H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program FY 2022 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (H.R. 4550), funding for the following programs: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, provisions to: - Fund the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program. - Fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance progam. - Fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. - Fund cybersecurity programs at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to: - Fund fire and EMS station construction, renovation and reconstruction. - Fund Next Generation 9-1-1 deployment. - Fund grants to improve fire and life safety in public housing. - Fund wildland fire preparedness programs including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance program.

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Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1848, the LIFT America Act, provisions to support the nationwide rollout of Next Generation 9-1-1 systems. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund nationwide deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 technology. Issues relating to public safety communications on the 4.9 GHz and 6 GHz spectrum. The need for better enforcement by the Federal Communications Commission to prevent interference of public safety communications. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to the First Responder Network Authority. Issues relating to the prevention of 9-1-1 fee diversion. Issues relating to the transmission of location information for 9-1-1 callers using mobile devices. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability and SAFECOM.

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Agencies Lobbied

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Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to the nomination of Deanne Criswell to be FEMA Administrator. S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 4431), funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund the construction, renovation, and reconstruction of fire and EMS stations and wildland fire preparedness programs. H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, provisions to fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

FY 2022 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research Issues relating to the fire & EMS departments needs for testing, vaccinations, supplies and funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act (H.R. 2454/S. 2037), provisions to to the extension of Medicare add-on payments for the transportation of patients by fire & EMS departments to hospitals. Funding for the SIREN grant program at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. Issues related to the assessment of EMS quality and medical director compensation. Issues related to the implementation of provision in P.L. 117-2 that provide reimbursement for providing treatment in place services to patients. Issues related to the cost accounting of EMS services for Medicare patients. Issues relating to regulation of costs incurred during interfacility transport. Issues relating to COVID-19 vaccination of fire and EMS personnel. H.R. 4148/S. 2236, the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, provisions to extend Medicare benefits to firefighter retirees. H.R. 3876, the Ketamine Restriction Act, provisions to limit the use of ketamine in emergency situations.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

FY 2022 Departments of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (H.R. 4372/H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act of 2021 (S. 2150), provisions to establish a national commission to examine the causes of the wildland fire problem. Issues relating to the use of technology to improve the response to wildland fires. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. S. 1734, the National National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021, provisions to promote the use of prescribed fires to protect U.S. forest land. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs. H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, provisions to fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (H.R. 4450/H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684), provisions to authorize funding for the ALERT grant program. The Surface Transportation Investment Act (S. 2016), provisions to authorize funding for the ALERT grant program. Issues relating to authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program and Emergency Response Grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA). Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving electric vehicles. Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving autonomous vehicles. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to fire department use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Issues relating to nomination of Jennifer Homendy to be Chair of the National Trasnportation Safety Board. Legislation to reauthorize a a National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

The Public Housing Fire Safety Act (H.R. 2638/S. 265), provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. Tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rises and public housing. FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (H.R. 4450/H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments. Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 1460/S.351), legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing. Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316) H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund fire and life safety improvements in public housing.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

2nd Quarter, 2021

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 19, 2021. Original Filing: 301283259.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium FY 2022 Departments of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (H.R. 4372), funding for the following programs: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program FY 2022 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, funding for the following programs: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, funding for the following programs: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to the nomination of Deanne Criswell to be FEMA Administrator. Issues relation to the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to be Secretary of Homeland Security. S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to the nomination of Deanne Criswell to be FEMA Administrator. Issues relation to the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to be Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act, provisions to increase funding for the Assistance to Firefighters and SAFER grant programs. Issues relating to information sharing about terrorist threat information with local fire departments. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

FY 2022 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, funding for the following programs: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research Issues relating to the fire & EMS departments needs for testing, vaccinations, supplies and funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act (H.R. 2454/S. 2037), provisions to to the extension of Medicare add-on payments for the transportation of patients by fire & EMS departments to hospitals. P.L. 117-7, provisions to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, provisions to prevent cuts to Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement for fire & EMS departments. Funding for the SIREN grant program at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. Issues related to hospital notifications of first responders for exposure to patients bodily fluids. Issues related to the assessment of EMS quality and medical director compensation. Issues related to the implementation of provision in P.L. 117-2 that provide reimbursement for providing treatment in place services to patients. Issues related to the cost accounting of EMS services for Medicare patients.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

FY 2022 Departments of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (H.R. 4372), funding for the following programs: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires. Issues related to lessons learned from the 2018 Camp Fire in California. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act of 2021 (S. 2150), provisions to establish a national commission to examine the causes of the wildland fire problem. Issues relating to the use of technology to improve the response to wildland fires. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, funding for the following programs: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684), provisions to authorize funding for the ALERT grant program. The Surface Transportation Investment Act (S. 2016), provisions to authorize funding for the ALERT grant program. Issues relating to authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program and Emergency Response Grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA). Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving electric vehicles. Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving autonomous vehicles. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to fire department use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Issues relating to nomination of Jennifer Homendy to be Chair of the National Trasnportation Safety Board.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

The Public Housing Fie Safety Act (H.R. 2638/S. 265), provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. Tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rises and public housing. FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, funding for the following programs: - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments. Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 1460/S.351), legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing. Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316)

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

1st Quarter, 2021

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 16, 2021. Original Filing: 301254916.xml

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to the nomination of Deanne Criswell to be FEMA Administrator. Issues relation to the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to be Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act, provisions to increase funding for the Assistance to Firefighters and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs. S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface.

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act, provisions to: - increase funding for the Assistance to Firefighters and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs. - fund mental/behavioral health programs at the Health Resources and Services Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - funding to help fire districts receive funding to support their COVID-19 response efforts. - allow fire & EMS departments to be reimbursed for treating patients on scene & not transporting them to hospitals. Issues relating to the fire & EMS departments needs for testing, vaccinations, supplies and funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Issues relating to the extension of Medicare add-on payments for the transportation of patients by fire & EMS departments to hospitals. H.R. 1868, legislation to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, provisions to prevent cuts to Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement for fire & EMS departments. Funding for the SIREN grant program at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. Issues related to hospital notifications of first responders for exposure to patients bodily fluids. Issues related to the assessment of EMS quality and medical director compensation. Issues related to the implementation of provision in P.L. 117-2 that provide reimbursement for providing treatment in place services to patients.

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Agencies Lobbied

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Agencies Lobbied

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4th Quarter, 2020

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 16, 2021. Original Filing: 301232552.xml

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions to fund the following programs: - The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program to build all-hazards capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Programs to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding. - U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Forest Service's State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. - the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grant program, which assists local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. - PHMSA's Community Safety and Pipeline Information grants. - Funding to support the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in public housing developments. - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements; repeal the T-Band auction requirement; and permanently exted tax incentives for volunteer firefighters.

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Lobbying Issues

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021/H.R. 451/S. 2748, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, and H.R. 6800/H.R. 925, the Heroes Act, provisions which would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from auctioning the T-Band (470-512 MHz). S. 4234, Ensuring Public Safety's Access to Airwaves Act of 2020, provisions to prevent the auction of the T-Band. H.R. 2760/S. 1479, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act; H.R. 2741, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act; and H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, provisions to incentivize the adoption of Next Generation 9-1-1 technologies, along with training for the new system. Issues relating to determining the location of mobile phone users calling 9-1-1 in buildings. Issues relating to the 9-1-1 programs at National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Issues relating to shared use of unlicensed WiFi users with public safety communication systems on the 6 GHz band. Issues relating to the use of unlicensed WiFi users on the 5.9 GHz band. Issues relating to public safety use of spectrum on the 4.9 Ghz band.

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Lobbying Issues

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, legislation to permanently prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters. H.R. 1241/S. 1210, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, legislation to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters. P.L. 116-36, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions relating to tax incentives for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 6800/H.R.925, the Heroes Act, provisions to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters and tax incentives for training and uniforms. Issues relating to tax treatment of incentives for volunteer firefighters. H.R. 4685, the High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to establish tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings. H.R. 8538, provisions relating to the inclusion of career firefighters hired by volunteer fire departments into state pension systems. H.R. 8696, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020, provisions relating to the inclusion of career firefighters hired by volunteer fire departments into state pension systems.

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Lobbying Issues

Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions funding the following programs: - The AFG program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements. Issues relating to cybersecurity and fire departments. Issues relating to testing, supplies and vaccine distribution for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues relating to wildland fire response and COVID-19. Issues related to the purchase of ambulances under the UASI and SHSGP programs.

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Lobbying Issues

H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. Issues relating to testing, vaccine distribution and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues relating to the sharing of intelligence and threat information with local fire departments, including staffing of the Joint Counter Terrorism Assessment Team. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability for first responders. P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions relating to funding for: - The AFG program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements. Issues relating to cybersecurity and fire departments. Issues related to the purchase of ambulances under the UASI and SHSGP programs.

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Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1646/S. 3244, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, provisions to help firefighters, emergency medical services personnel and law enforcement deal with behavioral health issues and prevent suicides. H.R. 6800/H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements. Issues relating to testing, vaccine distribution and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues related to monitoring the number of first responders quarantined/infected by COVID-19. Issues related to treatment in place, alternate destination of care, and telehealth treatment for COVID-19 patient care. Issues related to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's (CMMI) Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model program to pay for fire and EMS departments to receive compensation for treating patients on scene or transporting them to alternate destinations of care. Issues related to cost-reporting for the cost for fire and EMS departments for providing emergency care to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Issues relating to compliance with the exposure notification requirements, including notice of COVID-19 exposure, of P.L. 111-87, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment and Extension Act. Issues relating to the funding and administration of the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) program. Issues relating to the exclusion of ground ambulance agencies from balance billing prohibitions. Issues relating to the development of policies to mitigate shortages of emergency medications. Issues relating to the identification of best practices in identifying/treating cancer in first responders, including the development of the National Firefighter Registry. Issues relating to the collection of data about EMS personnel by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continued support for the National EMS Information System at NHTSA. P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Issues relating to firefighter exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). S. 2525/H.R. 7560, the Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment. S. 2353, the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act, provisions to develop guidance to reduce PFAS exposure and learn about safer alternatives. P.L. 116-283, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment. H.R. 8592, the EMS Counts Act of 2020, provisions to equire the Secretary of Labor to revise the Standard Occupational Classification System to accurately count the number of emergency medical services practitioners in the United States.

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Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions to fund the following programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding. - Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program. - State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Issues relating to the transfer of excess equipment to fire departments through the Federal Excess Personal Property Program and Firefighter Property Program. Issues relating to the importance of community preparedness programs like the Ready! Set! Go! program. Issues relating to COVID-19 response and wildland fires. Issues related to infection control during wildland fire suppression operations. Issues related to the development of a wildland firefighter location tracking system. S. 4625, the National Prescribed Fire Act of 2020, provisions relating to prescribed fires to prevent wildland fires. Issues related to the pay caps for federal wildland firefighters employed by the USDA and DOI.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Funding for infrastructure improvements. H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, issues relating to authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions relating to the funding of the following programs at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA): - ALERT grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation, - Pipeline Information grants, and - Community Safety grants to help communities prepare for hazmat incidents involding pipelines. - Authorization of pipeline safety programs at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Requirements for autonomous vehicles to yield to fire and other emergency apparatus during incidents and for autonomous vehicles to follow traffic directions at incident scenes. Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerials systems in firefighting operations. H.R. 3432, the Safer Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. H.R. 5120, the SAFER Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. S. 2299, the PIPES Act of 2019, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. Issues relating to the emergency response to incidents involving the dry ice and the transportation of COVID-19 vaccines.

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Lobbying Issues

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Lobbying Issues

The effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on firefighters and fire departments, including health issues, education and training for firefighting foam. S. 2525/H.R. 7560, the Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment. S. 2353, the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act, provisions to develop guidance to reduce PFAS exposure and learn about safer alternatives. P.L. 116-283, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment. H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act of 2019, provisions that would require the Administrator of the EPA, in consultation with the U.S. Fire Administration and other agencies, to issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam and other related equipment.

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Type of Issue

3rd Quarter, 2020

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 8, 2020. Original Filing: 301208212.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 7669, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill, provisions to fund the following programs: - The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program to build all-hazards capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Programs to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. H.R. 7612/H.R. 7608, the FY 2021 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to fund the following programs: - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding. - U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Forest Service's State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. H.R. 7616/H.R. 7617, the FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of following programs: - the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grant program, which assists local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. - PHMSA's Community Safety and Pipeline Information grants. - Funding to support the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in public housing developments. H.R. 7614/H.R. 7167, the FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to support the fire and EMS response to COVID-19, including funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and the Disaster Relief Fund. H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements; repeal the T-Band auction requirement; and permanently exted tax incentives for volunteer firefighters. H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements; repeal the T-Band auction requirement; and permanently exted tax incentives for volunteer firefighters. Senate HELPS legislation, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19.

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Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 451/S. 2748, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, and H.R. 6800/H.R. 925, the Heroes Act, which would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from auctioning the T-Band (470-512 MHz). S. 4234, Ensuring Public Safety's Access to Airwaves Act of 2020, provisions to prevent the auction of the T-Band. H.R. 2760/S. 1479, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act; H.R. 2741, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act; and H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, provisions to incentivize the adoption of Next Generation 9-1-1 technologies, along with training for the new system. Issues relating to determining the location of mobile phone users calling 9-1-1 in buildings. Funding for the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council. Issues relating to the 9-1-1 programs at National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Issues relating to shared use of unlicensed WiFi users with public safety communication systems on the 6 GHz band. Issues relating to the use of unlicensed WiFi users on the 5.9 GHz band. Issues relating to public safety use of spectrum on the 4.9 Ghz band.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1241/S. 1210, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, legislation to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters. P.L. 116-36, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions relating to tax incentives for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 6800/H.R.925, the Heroes Act, provisions to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters and tax incentives for training and uniforms, S. 803/H.R. 1869, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act, provisions to incentivize the retrofit of buildings owned by small businesses with automatic fire sprinklers. Issues relating to tax treatment of incentives for volunteer firefighters. H.R. 4685, the High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to establish tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to support the fire and EMS response to COVID-19, including funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Disaster Relief Fund. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. H.R. 7669, FY 2021 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The AFG program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. H.R. 6800/H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements. Issues relating to cybersecurity and fire departments. Issues relating to testing, supplies and vaccine distribution for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues relating to wildland fire response and COVID-19. Issues related to the purchase of ambulances under the UASI and SHSGP programs.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to support the fire and EMS response to COVID-19, including funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Disaster Relief Fund. Issues relating to testing, vaccine distribution and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues relating to the sharing of intelligence and threat information with local fire departments, including staffing of the Joint Counter Terrorism Assessment Team. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability for first responders. H.R. 7669, the FY 2021 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The AFG program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. H.R. 6800/H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements. Issues relating to cybersecurity and fire departments. Issues related to the purchase of ambulances under the UASI and SHSGP programs.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1646, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, provisions to help firefighters, emergency medical services personnel and law enforcement deal with behavioral health issues and prevent suicides. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to fund the fire and EMS response to COVID-19 using programs at the Department of Health and Human Services. H.R. 6800/H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements. Issues relating to testing, vaccine distribution and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues related to monitoring the number of first responders quarantined/infected by COVID-19. Issues related to treatment in place, alternate destination of care, and telehealth treatment for COVID-19 patient care. Issues related to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's (CMMI) Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model program to pay for fire departments to receive compensation for treating patients on scene or transporting them to alternate destinations of care. Issues related to cost-reporting for the cost for fire and EMS departments for providing emergency care to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Issues relating to compliance with the exposure notification requirements, including notice of COVID-19 exposure, of P.L. 111-87, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment and Extension Act. Issues relating to the funding and administration of the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) program. Issues relating to the exclusion of ground ambulance agencies from balance billing prohibitions. Issues relating to the development of policies to mitigate shortages of emergency medications. Issues relating to the identification of best practices in identifying/treating cancer in first responders, including the development of the National Firefighter Registry. Issues relating to the collection of data about EMS personnel by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continued support for the National EMS Information System at NHTSA. H.R. 7614/H.R. 7617, the FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Issues relating to firefighter exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). S. 2525, the Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment. S. 2353, the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act, provisions to develop guidance to reduce PFAS exposure and learn about safer alternatives.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 7612/H.R. 7608, the FY 2021 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to fund the following programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding. - Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program. - State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Issues relating to the transfer of excess equipment to fire departments through the Federal Excess Personal Property Program and Firefighter Property Program. Issues relating to the importance of community preparedness programs like the Ready! Set! Go! program. Issues relating to COVID-19 response and wildland fires. Issues related to infection control during wildland fire suppression operations. Issues related to the development of a wildland firefighter location tracking system. S. 4625, the National Prescribed Fire Act of 2020, provisions relating to prescribed fires to prevent wildland fires.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Funding for infrastructure improvements. H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, issues relating to authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. H.R. 7616/H.R. 7617, the FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of the following programs at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA): - ALERT grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation, - Pipeline Information grants, and - Community Safety grants to help communities prepare for hazmat incidents involding pipelines. Requirements for autonomous vehicles to yield to fire and other emergency apparatus during incidents and for autonomous vehicles to follow traffic directions at incident scenes. Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerials systems in firefighting operations. H.R. 3432, the Safer Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. H.R. 5120, the SAFER Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. S. 2299, the PIPES Act of 2019, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

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Type of Issue

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Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

2nd Quarter, 2020

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 17, 2020. Original Filing: 301190767.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill, provisions to fund the following programs: - The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program to build all-hazards capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Programs to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. FY 2021 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to fund the following programs: - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding. - U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Forest Service's State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of following programs: - the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grant program, which assists local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. - PHMSA's Community Safety and Pipeline Information grants. - Funding to support the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in public housing developments. FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to support the fire and EMS response to COVID-19, including funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and the Disaster Relief Fund. H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 451/S. 2748, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, and H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, which would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from auctioning the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2760/S. 1479, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act; H.R. 2741, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act; and H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, provisions to incentivize the adoption of Next Generation 9-1-1 technologies, along with training for the new system. Issues relating to determining the location of mobile phone users calling 9-1-1 in buildings. Funding for the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council. Issues relating to the 9-1-1 programs at National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Issues relating to shared use of unlicensed WiFi users with public safety communication systems on the 6 GHz band. Issues relating to the use of unlicensed WiFi users on the 5.9 GHz band

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1241/S. 1210, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, legislation to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters. P.L. 116-36, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions relating to tax incentives for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, provisions to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters and tax incentives for training and uniforms, S. 803/H.R. 1869, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act, provisions to incentivize the retrofit of buildings owned by small businesses with automatic fire sprinklers. Issues relating to tax treatment of incentives for volunteer firefighters. H.R. 4685, the High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to establish tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to support the fire and EMS response to COVID-19, including funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Disaster Relief Fund. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. FY 2021 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The AFG program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements. Issues relation to cybersecurity and fire departments. Implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (P.L. 115-254). Issues relating to testing and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues relating to wildland fire response and COVID-19. Issues related to the purchase of ambulances under the UASI and SHSGP programs.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to support the fire and EMS response to COVID-19, including funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Disaster Relief Fund. Issues relating to testing, vaccines and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues relating to the sharing of intelligence and threat information with local fire departments, including staffing of the Joint Counter Terrorism Assessment Team. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability for first responders. FY 2021 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The AFG program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements. Issues relating to cybersecurity and fire departments. Issues related to the purchase of ambulances under the UASI and SHSGP programs.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1646, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, provisions to help firefighters, emergency medical services personnel and law enforcement deal with behavioral health issues and prevent suicides. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to fund the fire and EMS response to COVID-19 using programs at the Department of Health and Human Services. H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements. Issues relating to testing, vaccines and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues related to monitoring the number of first responders quarantined/infected by COVID-19. Issues related to alternate destination/telehealth issues related to COVID-19 patient care. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's (CMMI) Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model program to pay for fire departments to receive compensation for treating patients on scene or transporting them to alternate destinations of care. Cost-reporting for the cost for fire and EMS departments for providing emergency care to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Compliance with the exposure notification requirements, including notice of COVID-19 exposure, of P.L. 111-87, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment and Extension Act. Issues relating to the funding and administration of the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) program. Issues relating to the exclusion of ground ambulance agencies from balance billing prohibitions. Issues relating to the development of policies to mitigate shortages of emergency medications. Issues relating to the identification of best practices in identifying/treating cancer in first responders. Issues relating to the collection of data about EMS personnel by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continued support for the National EMS Information System at NHTSA. FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Issues relating to firefighter exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). S. 2525, the Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment. S. 2353, the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act, provisions to develop guidance to reduce PFAS exposure and learn about safer alternatives.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

FY 2021 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to fund the following programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding. - Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program. - State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program. U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Issues relating to the transfer of excess equipment to fire departments through the Federal Excess Personal Property Program and Firefighter Property Program. Issues relating to the importance of community preparedness programs like the Ready! Set! Go! program. Issues relating to COVID-19 response and wildland fires. Issues related to infection control during wildland fire suppression operations. Issues related to the development of a wildland firefighter location tracking system.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Funding for infrastructure improvements. H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, issues relating to authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of the following programs at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA): - ALERT grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation, - Pipeline Information grants, and - Community Safety grants to help communities prepare for hazmat incidents involding pipelines. Requirements for autonomous vehicles to yield to fire and other emergency apparatus during incidents and for autonomous vehicles to follow traffic directions at incident scenes. Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerials systems in firefighting operations. H.R. 3432, the Safer Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. H.R. 5120, the SAFER Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. S. 2299, the PIPES Act of 2019, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the eligibility of line of duty deaths and disabilities due to COVID-19 response for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, provisions to ensure the eligibility of line of duty deaths and disabilities due to COVID-19 response for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. H.R. 6509, the Public Safety Officer Pandemic Response Act of 2020, and S. 3607, the Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020, provisions to ensure the eligibility of line of duty deaths due to COVID-19 response for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. Issues relating to the funding and administration of the PSOB program. S. 1208/H.R. 2812, the Protecting America's First Responders Act, provision relating to the eligibility of fire police for the PSOB program and PSOB eligibility requirements. Membership of the Medal of Valor Review Board.

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Type of Issue

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Type of Issue

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Type of Issue

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Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

1st Quarter, 2020

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2020. Original Filing: 301174502.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill, provisions to fund the following programs: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Programs to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. FY 2021 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to fund the following programs: - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding. - U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Forest Service's State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of follwoing programs: - the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grant program, which assists local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. - PHMSA's Community Safety and Pipeline Information grants. FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to support the fire and EMS response to COVID-19, including funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and the Disaster Relief Fund.

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H.R. 451/S. 2748, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, which would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from auctioning the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2760/S. 1479, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act and H.R. 2741, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act, provisions to incentivize the adoption of Next Generation 9-1-1 technologies, along with training for the new system. Issues relating to determining the location of mobile phone users calling 9-1-1 in buildings. Funding for the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council. Issues relating to the 9-1-1 programs at National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Issues relating to shared use of unlicensed WiFi users with public safety communication systems on the 6 GHz band. Issues relating to the use of unlicensed WiFi users on the 5.9 GHz band

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H.R. 1241/S. 1210, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, legislation to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters. P.L. 116-36, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions relating to tax incentives for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers. S. 803/H.R. 1869, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act, provisions to incentivize the retrofit of buildings owned by small businesses with automatic fire sprinklers. Issues relating to tax treatment of incentives for volunteer firefighters. H.R. 4685, the High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to establish tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings.

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H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to support the fire and EMS response to COVID-19, including funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and the Disaster Relief Fund. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. FY 2021 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. Issues relation to cybersecurity and fire departments. Implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (P.L. 115-254). Issues relating to testing and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues relating to wildland fire response and COVID-19.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to support the fire and EMS response to COVID-19, including funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and the Disaster Relief Fund. Issues relating to testing and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues relating to the sharing of intelligence and threat information with local fire departments, including staffing of the Joint Counter Terrorism Assessment Team. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability for first responders. FY 2021 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. Issues relating to cybersecurity and fire departments.

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H.R. 1646, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, provisions to help firefighters, emergency medical services personnel and law enforcement deal with behavioral health issues and prevent suicides. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions to fund the fire and EMS response to COVID-19 using programs at the Department of Health and Human Services. Issues relating to testing and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19. Issues related to monitoring the number of first responders quarantined/infected by COVID-19. Issues related to alternate destination/telehealth issues related to COVID-19 patient care. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's (CMMI) Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model program to pay for fire departments to receive compensation for treating patients on scene or transporting them to alternate destinations of care. Cost-reporting for the cost for fire and EMS departments for providing emergency care to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Compliance with the exposure notification requirements, including notice of COVID-19 exposure, of P.L. 111-87, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment and Extension Act. Issues relating to the funding and administration of the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) program. Issues relating to the exclusion of ground ambulance agencies from balance billing prohibitions. Issues relating to the development of policies to mitigate shortages of emergency medications. Issues relating to the identification of best practices in identifying/treating cancer in first responders. Issues relating to the collection of data about EMS personnel by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continued support for the National EMS Information System at NHTSA. FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Issues relating to firefighter exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). S. 2525, the Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment. S. 2353, the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act, provisions to develop guidance to reduce PFAS exposure and learn about safer alternatives.

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Funding for infrastructure improvements. FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of the following programs at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA); - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. - Pipeline Information grants, and - Community Safety grants to help communities prepare for hazmat incidents involding pipelines. Requirements for autonomous vehicles to yield to fire and other emergency apparatus during incidents and for autonomous vehicles to follow traffic directions at incident scenes. Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerials systems in firefighting operations. H.R. 3432, the Safer Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. H.R. 2150, the SAFER Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. S. 2299, the PIPES Act of 2019, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants.

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4th Quarter, 2019

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 17, 2020. Original Filing: 301110552.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 3931/S. 2582/P.L. 116-93, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill, provisions to fund the following programs: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Programs to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. H.R. 3052/H.R. 3055/S. 2580/P.L. 116-94, the FY 2020 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to fund the following programs: - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding. - U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Forest Service's State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. H.R. 3163/H.R. 3055/S. 2520/P.L. 116-94, the FY 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of follwoing programs: - the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grant program, which assists local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. - PHMSA's Community Safety and Pipeline Information grants. H.R. 2740/P.L. 116-94, the FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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H.R. 451/S. 2748, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, which would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from auctioning the T-Band (470-512 MHz). S. 2881, the 5G Spectrum Act of 2019, which would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from auctioning the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2760/S. 1479, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act and H.R. 2741, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act, provisions to incentivize the adoption of Next Generation 9-1-1 technologies, along with training for the new system. Issues relating to determining the location of mobile phone users calling 9-1-1 in buildings. Funding for the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council. Issues relating to the National Emergency Communications Plan and public safety communications. Issues relating to the 9-1-1 programs at NHTSA. Issues relating to shared use of unlicensed WiFi users with public safety communication systems on the 6 GHz band.

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H.R. 1241/S. 1210, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, legislation to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters. H.R. 1007/S. 972, the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act/ H.R. 1994/P.L. 116-94, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, legislation to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters. S. 803/H.R. 1869, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act, provisions to incentivize the retrofit of buildings owned by small businesses with automatic fire sprinklers. Issues relating to tax treatment of incentives for volunteer firefighters. H.R. 4685, the High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to establish tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. H.R. 3931/S. 2582/P.L. 116-93, the FY 2020 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. Issues relating to the appointment of a new FEMA Administrator. Issues relation to cybersecurity and fire departments. Implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (P.L. 115-254).

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. Issues relating to the sharing of intelligence and threat information with local fire departments, including staffing of the Joint Counter Terrorism Assessment Team. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability for first responders. H.R. 3931/S. 2582/P.L. 116-93, the FY 2020 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. Issues relating to cybersecurity and fire departments. Issues relating to the nomination of a new FEMA Administrator.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1646, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, provisions to help firefighters, emergency medical services personnel and law enforcement deal with behavioral health issues and prevent suicides. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's (CMMI) Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model program to pay for fire departments to receive compensation for treating patients on scene or transporting them to alternate destinations of care. Cost-reporting for the cost for fire and EMS departments for providing emergency care to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Compliance with the exposure notification requirements of P.L. 111-87, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment and Extension Act. Issues relating to the funding and administration of the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) program. Issues relating to the exclusion of ground ambulance agencies from balance billing prohibitions. Issues relating to the development of policies to mitigate shortages of emergency medications. Issues relating to the identification of best practices in identifying/treating cancer in first responders. Issues relating to proposals to transition Medicare ambulance suppliers to being classified as providers. Issues relating to the collection of data about EMS personnel by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continued support for the National EMS Information System at NHTSA. H.R. 2740/P.L. 116-94, the FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. H. Amdt. 282 to increase funding for the National Firefighter Cancer Registry. Issues relating to firefighter exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). S. 2525, the Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment. S. 2353, the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act, provisions to develop guidance to reduce PFAS exposure and learn about safer alternatives.

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Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Funding for infrastructure improvements. H.R. 3163/H.R. 3055/S. 2520/P.L. 116-94, the FY 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of the following programs at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA); - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. - Pipeline Information grants, and - Community Safety grants to help communities prepare for hazmat incidents involding pipelines. Requirements for autonomous vehicles to yield to fire and other emergency apparatus during incidents and for autonomous vehicles to follow traffic directions at incident scenes. Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerials systems in firefighting operations. H.R. 3432, the Safer Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. H.R. 2150, the SAFER Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. S. 2299, the PIPES Act of 2019, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants.

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3rd Quarter, 2019

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 17, 2019. Original Filing: 301068340.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 3931/S. 2582, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill, provisions to fund the following programs: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Programs to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. H.R. 3052/H.R. 3055/S. 2580, the FY 2020 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to fund the following programs: - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding. - U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Forest Service's State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. H.R. 3163/H.R. 3055/S. 2520, the FY 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of follwoing programs: - the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grant program, which assists local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. - PHMSA's Community Safety and Pipeline Information grants. H.R. 2740, the FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. H. Amdt. 282 to increase funding for the National Firefighter Cancer Registry.

Agencies Lobbied

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H.R. 451, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, which would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from auctioning the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2760, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act and H.R. 2741, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act, provisions to incentivize the adoption of Next Generation 9-1-1 technologies, along with training for the new system. Issues relating to determining the location of mobile phone users calling 9-1-1 in buildings. Funding for the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council. Issues relating to the National Emergency Communications Plan and public safety communications. Issues relating to the 9-1-1 programs at NHTSA. Issues relating to shared use with public safety communication systems on the 6 GHz band.

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H.R. 1241/S. 1210, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, legislation to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters. H.R. 1007/S. 972, the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act/ H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, legislation to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters. S. 803/H.R. 1869, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act, provisions to incentivize the retrofit of buildings owned by small businesses with automatic fire sprinklers. Issues relating to tax treatment of incentives for volunteer firefighters. Issues relating to tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings.

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Lobbying Issues

P.L. 116-48, provisions that would clarify that federal employees could join federal urban search and rescue teams. H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. H.R. 3931/S. 2582, the FY 2020 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. Issues relating to the appointment of a new FEMA Administrator. Issues relation to cybersecurity and fire departments. Implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (P.L. 115-254).

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H.R. 639/S. 1521, provisions that would clarify that federal employees could join federal urban search and rescue teams. H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. Issues relating to the sharing of intelligence and threat information with local fire departments, including staffing of the Joint Counter Terrorism Assessment Team. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability for first responders. H.R. 3931/S. 2582, the FY 2020 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. Issues relating to cybersecurity and fire departments. Issues relating to the nomination of a new FEMA Administrator.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1646, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, provisions to help firefighters, emergency medical services personnel and law enforcement deal with behavioral health issues and prevent suicides. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's (CMMI) Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model program to pay for fire departments to receive compensation for treating patients on scene or transporting them to alternate destinations of care. Cost-reporting for the cost for fire and EMS departments for providing emergency care to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Compliance with the exposure notification requirements of P.L. 111-87, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment and Extension Act. Issues relating to the funding and administration of the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) program. Issues relating to the exclusion of ground ambulance agencies from balance billing prohibitions. Issues relating to the development of policies to mitigate shortages of emergency medications. Issues relating to the identification of best practices in identifying/treating cancer in first responders. Issues relating to proposals to transition Medicare ambulance suppliers to being classified as providers. Continued support for the National EMS Information System at NHTSA. H.R. 2740, the FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. H. Amdt. 282 to increase funding for the National Firefighter Cancer Registry. Issues relating to firefighter exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). S. 2525, the Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment. P.L. 116-34, the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act, provisions to extend the authorization for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and associated programs.

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Funding for infrastructure improvements. H.R. 3163/H.R. 3055/S. 2520, the FY 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of the following programs at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA); - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. - Pipeline Information grants, and - Community Safety grants to help communities prepare for hazmat incidents involding pipelines. Requirements for autonomous vehicles to yield to fire and other emergency apparatus during incidents and for autonomous vehicles to follow traffic directions at incident scenes. Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerials systems in firefighting operations. H.R. 3432, the Safer Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants. S. 2299, the PIPES Act of 2019, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants.

Agencies Lobbied

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H.R. 1210/S. 465, the Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act, provisions to raise the Public Safety Officers death and disability program benefit and improve the educational benefit. Issues relating to the funding and administration of the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program. S. 1208/H.R. 2812, the Protecting America's First Responders Act, provision relating to the eligibility of fire police. P.L. 116-34, the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act, provisions to extend the authorization for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and associated programs. Membership of the Medal of Valor Review Board.

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2nd Quarter, 2019

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 22, 2019. Original Filing: 301054711.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill, provisions to fund the following programs: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Programs to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. H.R. 3052/H.R. 3055, FY 2020 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to fund the following programs: - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding. - U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Forest Service's State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program. - U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. H.R. 3163/H.R. 3055, the FY 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of follwoing programs: - the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grant program, which assists local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. - PHMSA's Community Safety and Pipeline Information grants. H.R. 2740, the FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - the Supporting Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration. - the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. H. Amdt. 282 to increase funding for the National Firefighter Cancer Registry.

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H.R. 639/S. 1521, provisions that would clarify that federal employees could join federal urban search and rescue teams. H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. House draft FY 2020 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. Issues relating to the appointment of a new FEMA Administrator. Issues relation to cybersecurity and fire departments.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

H.R. 639/S. 1521, provisions that would clarify that federal employees could join federal urban search and rescue teams. H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. Issues relating to the sharing of intelligence and threat information with local fire departments. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability for first responders. Draft House FY 2020 DHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for: - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration. - Urban Search and Rescue program. - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. Issues relating to cybersecurity and fire departments. Issues relating to the nomination of a new FEMA Administrator.

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H.R. 1646, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, provisions to help firefighters, emergency medical services personnel and law enforcement deal with behavioral health issues and prevent suicides. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's (CMMI) Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model program to pay for fire departments to receive compensation for treating patients on scene or transporting them to alternate destinations of care. Cost-reporting for the cost for fire and EMS departments for providing emergency care to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Compliance with the exposure notification requirements of P.L. 111-87, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment and Extension Act. Issues relating to the funding and administration of the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) program. Issues relating to the exclusion of ground ambulance agencies from balance billing prohibitions. Issues relating to the development of policies to mitigate shortages of emergency medications. Issues relating to the identification of best practices in identifying/treating cancer in first responders. Issues relating to proposals to transition Medicare ambulance suppliers to being classified as providers. Continued support for the National EMS Information System at NHTSA. H.R. 2740, the FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the following programs: - the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. H. Amdt. 282 to increase funding for the National Firefighter Cancer Registry.

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Funding for infrastructure improvements. H.R. 3163/H.R. 3055, the FY 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the funding of the following programs at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA); - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. - Pipeline Information grants, and - Community Safety grants to help communities prepare for hazmat incidents involding pipelines. Requirements for autonomous vehicles to yield to fire and other emergency apparatus during incidents and for autonomous vehicles to follow traffic directions at incident scenes. Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerials systems in firefighting operations. H.R. 3432, the Safer Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants.

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1st Quarter, 2019

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 22, 2019. Original Filing: 301035826.xml

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 116-6, the Fiscal Year 2019 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for: U.S. Department of Homeland Security - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration - Urban Search and Rescue program - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. U.S. Department of Agriculture - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding - Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program - State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding U.S. Department of Transportation - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation. For FY 2020, funding for the above programs. In addition, funding for the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; the Community Safety and Pipeline Information grants at PHMSA; and the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration.

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H.R. 639, provisions that would clarify that federal employees could join federal urban search and rescue teams. H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. P.L. 116-6, the Fiscal Year 2019 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for: U.S. Department of Homeland Security - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration - Urban Search and Rescue program - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. Issues relating to the appointment of a new FEMA Administrator.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 639, provisions that would clarify that federal employees could join federal urban search and rescue teams. H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters. Issues relating to the sharing of intelligence and threat information with local fire departments. Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability for first responders. P.L. 116-6, the Fiscal Year 2019 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for: U.S. Department of Homeland Security - The Assistance to Firefighters grant program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments. - The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments. - U.S. Fire Administration - Urban Search and Rescue program - Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism. - State Homeland Security Grant Program to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism. Issues relating to the nomination of a new FEMA Administrator.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1646, the Helping Emergency Responder Overcome (HERO) Act, provisions to help firefighters, emergency medical services personnel and law enforcement deal with behavioral health issues and prevent suicides. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's (CMMI) Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model program to pay for fire departments to receive compensation for treating patients on scene or transporting them to alternate destinations of care. Cost-reporting for the cost for fire and EMS departments for providing emergency care to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Compliance with the exposure notification requirements of P.L. 111-87, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment and Extension Act. Issues relating to the funding and administration of the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) program. Issues relating to the exclusion of ground ambulance agencies from balance billing prohibitions. Issues relating to the development of policies to mitigate shortages of emergency medications. Issues relating to the identifications of best practices in identifying/treating cancer in first responders. Issues relating to proposals to transition Medicare ambulance suppliers to being classified as providers. Proposals to expand federal provisions of naloxone to first responders. Issues relating to adjustments to HIPAA regulations in related to sharing patient information between fire departments and other healthcare entities. Continued support for the National EMS Information System at NHTSA.

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Lobbying Issues

P.L. 116-9, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, provisions relating to: - The use of unmanned aerial systems in wildland fire response. - The development of a resource tracking and location mapping system for wildland fire response. - The development of a decision support system in responding to wildland fires. - The development of a system to map and predict the spread of smoke from a wildland fire. - The requirement that the U.S. Fire Administration track firefighter injuries. - The development of a system to track post-wildland fire erosion. - The development of a system to forecast fire dangers. P.L. 116-6, the Fiscal Year 2019 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for: U.S. Department of Agriculture - U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding - Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program - State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding Funding for these above programs in FY 2020. Issues relating to the management of the Firefighter Property (FFP) program and the Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) program.

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4th Quarter, 2018

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 22, 2019. Original Filing: 301013341.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 6072/S. 3023/H.R. 6147, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3109/H.R. 6776, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and P.L. 115-245, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

H.R. 5085/S. 3347, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal the auction of public safety spectrum on the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to protect the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization. P.L. 115-278, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018, provisions to create an Emergency Communications Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based on the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to public safety interoperability: - Protecting public safety spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band from auction - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the OEC, including the SAFECOM program. - Deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 Systems

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Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants. P.L. 115-278, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to create an Emergency Communications Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based on the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHGP programs. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train, and prepare for complex, coordinated attacks. - Expand the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism. - Protect the OEC from reorganization. The nomination of Mr. Peter Gaynor to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and emergency medical services departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the development of a cost reporting system for EMS agencies. H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Service Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they were exposed to bloodborne pathogens while they are providing emergency aid. P.L. 115-334, the Agriculture Improvement Act, provisions relating to support rural fire and EMS agencies. Issues relating to federal support for pre-hospital emergency health care. S. 3024, the FY 2019 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-269 relating to the prompt payment of ambulance service claims by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Issues related to federal ambulance standards. H.R. 6378/S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018, provisions relating to first responder preparedness.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to wildland fire suppression. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. Issues relating to community preparedness to reduce the risk of wildland fires, including the adoption of model building codes. S. 1991/H.R. 4208, Wildland Fires Act, provisions to support local wildland fire community preparedness efforts, including through a new grant program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. H.R. 4460/S. 3041, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, and P.L. 115-254, the FAA Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to wildland fire mitigation. H.R. 6235/S. 3132, the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act, provisions to make it a felony to fly an unmanned aerial system over a wildland fire without governmental approval. P.L. 115-334, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provisions to extend Good Neighbor authority between federal and private land for land management and funding for cross-border fuel removal projects.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including the authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6072/S. 3023/H.R. 6147, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the ALERT grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. Issues relating to fire and emergency services use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). H.R. 6235/S. 3132, the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act, provisions to make it a felony to fly an unmanned aerial system over a wildland fire without governmental approval. Issues relating to autonomous vehicles and roadside safety. P.L. 115-254, provisions establishing the fire service's use of UAS and obstacles to greater adoption of this technology.

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Lobbying Issues

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3rd Quarter, 2018

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 22, 2018. Original Filing: 300995327.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3109/H.R. 6776, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and P.L. 115-245, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 5085/S. 3347, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal the auction of public safety spectrum on the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to protect the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to create an Emergency Communications Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based on the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to public safety interoperability: - Protecting public safety spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band from auction - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the OEC, including the SAFECOM program.

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Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to create an Emergency Communications Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based on the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHGP programs. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train, and prepare for complex, coordinated attacks. - Expand the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism. - Protect the OEC from reorganization. The nomination of Mr. Peter Gaynor to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and emergency medical services departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the development of a cost reporting system for EMS agencies. H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Service Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they were exposed to bloodborne pathogens while they are providing emergency aid. H.R. 5429/S. 2830, the SIREN Act, and H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act, provisions relating to support rural fire and EMS agencies. Issues relating to federal support for pre-hospital emergency health care. S. 3024, the FY 2019 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-269 relating to the prompt payment of ambulance service claims by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Issues related to federal ambulance standards. H.R. 6378/S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018, provisions relating to first responder preparedness.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to wildland fire suppression. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. Issues relating to community preparedness to reduce the risk of wildland fires, including the adoption of model building codes. S. 1991/H.R. 4208, Wildland Fires Act, provisions to support local wildland fire community preparedness efforts, including through a new grant program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. H.R. 4460/S. 3041, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, and P.L. 115-254, the FAA Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to wildland fire mitigation. H.R. 6235/S. 3132, the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act, provisions to make it a felony to fly an unmanned aerial system over a wildland fire without governmental approval. Nomination of James Hubbard to serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Under Secretary of Natural Resources and the Environment. H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provisions to extend Good Neighbor authority between federal and private land for land management and funding for cross-border fuel removal projects.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including the authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the ALERT grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. Issues relating to fire and emergency services use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). H.R. 6235/S. 3132, the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act, provisions to make it a felony to fly an unmanned aerial system over a wildland fire without governmental approval. Issues relating to autonomous vehicles and roadside safety. P.L. 115-254, provisions establishing the fire service's use of UAS and obstacles to greater adoption of this technology.

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Lobbying Issues

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Lobbying Issues

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2nd Quarter, 2018

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 19, 2018. Original Filing: 300972279.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Assistance to Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3019, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

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Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and emergency medical services departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the development of a cost reporting system for EMS agencies. H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. P.L. 115-194, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provision to establish a voluntary national registry for firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Service Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they were exposed to bloodborne pathogens while they are providing emergency aid. H.R. 5429/S. 2530, the SIREN Act, and H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act, provisions relating to support rural fire and EMS agencies. Issues relating to federal support for pre=hospital emergency health care. S. 3024, the FY 2019 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the prompt payment of ambulance service claims by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Issues related to federal ambulance standards. H.R. 6378/S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018, provisions relating to first responder preparedness.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to wildland fire suppression. Funding for federal wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior, including the Volunteer Fire Assistance and State Fire Assistance programs. Issues relating to community preparedness to reduce the risk of wildland fires, including the adoption of model building codes. S. 1991/H.R. 4208, Wildland Fires Act, provisions to support local wildland fire community preparedness efforts, including through a new grant program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. H.R. 4460/S. 3041, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, and H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to wildland fire mitigation. R. 6325/S. 3132, the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act, provisions to make it a felony to fly an unmanned aerial system over a wildland fire without governmental approval.

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1st Quarter, 2018

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 16, 2018. Original Filing: 300945274.xml

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 115-141, Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; State Homeland Security Grant Program; Urban Areas Security Initiative; Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Also, funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and State Fire Assistance program; funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding; and issues relating to fixing the funding of the Disaster Cap Adjustment and the Disaster Relief Fund. Also, funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

H.R. 5085, the Dont Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal auction of the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Authorization Act, provisions to protect the .Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS OEC, including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. H.R. 4986, Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018, provisions relating to notification of the public about the repacking of broadcast television channels. P.L. 115-141, Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to notification of the public about the repacking of broadcast television channels.

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Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. P.L. 115-123, the Bipartisan Budget Act, provisions to extend the Ambulance Add-On payments for the transport of Medicare patients to hospitals and the development of a cost survey system to ascertain the cost of treatment of Medicare patients to EMS providers. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Service Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while they are providing emergency aid. H.R. 5429, legislation to create a grant program to support rural fire and EMS agencies. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions relating to the reimbursement of fire and emergency services for treating Medicare patients. Senate discussion draft legislation relating to the reimbursement of fire and emergency services for treating Medicare patients. S. 967, Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act, provisions relating to the reimbursement of fire and emergency services for treating Medicare patients. Issues relating to the Bureau of Labor Statistics classification of firefighters and EMTs.

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P.L. 115-123, the Bipartisan Budget Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fires and to promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. Issues relating to wildland fire suppression operations: - Issues relating to the use of the Disaster Relief Fund and the Disaster Cap Adjustment for federal wildland fire suppression operations. - Funding for federal wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior, including the Volunteer Fire Assistance and State Fire Assistance programs. - Issues relating to community preparedness to reduce the risk of wildland fires, including the adoption of model building codes. S. 1991/H.R. 4208, Wildland Fires Act of 2017, provisions to support local wildland fire community preparedness efforts, including through a new grant program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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4th Quarter, 2017

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2018. Original Filing: 300928486.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 4667, the FY 2017 Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fire and promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. FY 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354) and draft Senate bill: Funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and State Fire Assistance program; and funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Amendments to H.R. 3354 by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. to increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration and Rep. Jared Polis to increase funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer and State Fire Assistance programs. FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3353/S. 1655): Funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to the wildland fire suppression funding, the Disaster Cap Adjustment, and the Disaster Relief Fund.

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Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. - Requirements that public safety agencies vacate their communications networks on the T-Band. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

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P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, provisions to provide incentives for small business owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers and provisions to limit the deduction for state and local income taxes. S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Protecting the state and local tax deduction for individual income taxes. Legislation to repeal the "Cadillac tax" on high-value insurance plans.

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Lobbying Issues

H.R. 4667, the FY 2017 Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fire and promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. H.R. 4460, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fire and promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. H.R. 1183, the Wildfire Prevention Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fires. Issues relating to the use of the Disaster Relief Fund and the Disaster Cap Adjustment to cover federal wildland fire suppression operations. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 2548, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reauthorization Act, provisions to authorize funding for FEMA through FY 2020, authorize funding for the Center for Domestic Preparedness, and direct FEMA's National Advisory Council to draft a comprehensive study to reduce the costs and losses from disasters.

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Endorsement for the nomination of Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

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Lobbying Issues

P.L. 115-83, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

H.R. 4667, the FY 2017 Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fire and promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. H.R. 4460, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fire and promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. FY 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354) and draft Senate bill: Funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and State Fire Assistance program; and funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Issues relating to federal wildland fire suppression operations: - Issues relating to the use of the Disaster Relief Fund and the Disaster Cap Adjustment for federal wildland fire suppression operations. - Funding for federal wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior, including the Volunteer Fire Assistance and State Fire Assistance programs. - Issues relating to community preparedness to reduce the risk of wildland fires, including the adoption of model building codes. H.R. 1183, the Wildfire Prevention Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fires.

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3rd Quarter, 2017

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2017. Original Filing: 300906734.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355): Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. FY 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354): Funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and State Fire Assistance program; and funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Amendments to H.R. 3354 by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. to increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration and Rep. Jared Polis to increase funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer and State Fire Assistance programs. FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3353/S. 1655): Funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to the wildland fire suppression funding, the Disaster Cap Adjustment, and the Disaster Relief Fund.

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H.R. 1183, the Wildfire Prevention Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fires. Efforts to promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. Issues relating to the use of the Disaster Relief Fund and the Disaster Cap Adjustment to cover federal wildland fire suppression operations. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). H.R. 2548, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reauthorization Act, provisions to authorize funding for FEMA through FY 2020, authorize funding for the Center for Domestic Preparedness, and direct FEMA's National Advisory Council to draft a comprehensive study to reduce the costs and losses from disasters.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

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2nd Quarter, 2017

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 18, 2017. Original Filing: 300887997.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-31)/FY 2018 Appropriations: U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. U.S. Department of Agriculture: Wildland fire suppression funding at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program; and State Fire Assistance program. U.S. Department of Interior: Wildland fire suppression funding. U.S. Department of Transportation: Funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to the wildland fire suppression funding and the Disaster Relief Fund.

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H.R. 1183, the Wildfire Prevention Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fires. Efforts to promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. Issues relating to the use of the Disaster Relief Fund to cover federal wildland fire suppression operations. S. 829, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). H.R. 2548, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2548), provisions to authorize funding for FEMA through FY 2020; authorize funding for the Center for Domestic Preparedness, and direct FEMA's National Advisory Council to draft a comprehensive study to reduce the costs and losses from disasters.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex. coordinated attack. S. 829, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration.

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1st Quarter, 2017

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19, 2017. Original Filing: 300869204.xml

Lobbying Issues

Fiscal Year 2017/2018 Appropriations: U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative. U.S. Department of Agriculture: Wildland fire suppression funding at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program; and State Fire Assistance program. U.S. Department of Interior: Wildland fire suppression funding. U.S. Department of Transportation: Funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to the wildland fire suppression funding and the Disaster Relief Fund.

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H.R.304, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters.

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4th Quarter, 2016

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 23, 2017. Original Filing: 300854912.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 5634/S. 3001, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 DHS Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Health Affairs; the DHS Office of Emergency Communications; and a voluntary anthrax program for first responders. H.R. 5394/S. 2844, the FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's ALERT grant program. H.R. 5538/S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the United States Forest Service's (USFS) Volunteer Fire Assistance program; the State Fire Assistance Program; hazardous fuels removal programs; and wildland fire suppression funding.

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H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires; establish legal protections and benefits for members of the Urban Search and Rescue System; and establish studies to reduce the cost of disasters. H.R. 167/S. 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, and S. 508, the FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, provisions to allow for the necessary funding for wildland fire suppression, while protecting funding for accounts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior that fund forest management and wildland fire prevention. H.R. 1009/S. 3172, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015, provisions to authorize hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires. H.R. 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations. S. 3085, the Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations. P.L. 114-326, the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act, legislation to reauthorize Urban Search and Rescue teams. S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations. Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act (draft), provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations. S. 2012, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, provisions relating to the funding of federal wildland fire suppression operations.

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Issues relating to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including improvements to educational and data programs at the U.S. Fire Administration and National Fire Academy. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to protect the status of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications, purchase medical countermeasures for first responders, and prevent the implementation of the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal to consolidate the agency's homeland security grants. Efforts to improve information sharing between the federal government and local fire departments, including support for the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. P.L. 114-268, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA's homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. Issues to ensure the permanence of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications. S. 2976, the DHS Accountability Act, provisions relating to the use of joint task forces. H.R. 3586, the Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act, provisions relating to the use of joint task forces. P.L. 114-328, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, provisions relating to the use of joint task forces and the National Operations Center at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Issues relating to the emergency medical services. P.L. 114-268, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to purchase medical countermeasures for first responders. Issues relating to the regulation of supplemental health insurance for volunteer firefighters. Issues relating to notification of firefighters exposed to infectious diseases under the procedures set up by the Ryan White Care Act (P.L. 101-381). Issues relating to federal ambulance standards. Issues related to CMS reimbursement for fire and EMS departments providing EMS care. H.R. 4625/S. 2799, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provisions to to establish a voluntary national cancer registry at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. H.R. 4365/S. 2932, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, provisions to protect the current practice of medical directors issuing standing orders which allow fire and EMS personnel to issue lifesaving medicines, such as pain narcotics and anti-seizure medicines.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface. H.R. 167/S. 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, and S. 508, the FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, provisions to allow for the necessary funding for wildland fire suppression, while protecting funding for accounts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior that fund forest management and wildland fire prevention. H.R. 1009/S. 3172, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires. H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires. H.R. 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations. S. 3085, the Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations. S. 2012, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, provisions relating to the funding of federal wildland fire suppression operations. Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act (draft), provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations. S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

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Type of Issue

3rd Quarter, 2016

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2016. Original Filing: 300833514.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 5634/S. 3001, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 DHS Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Health Affairs; and the DHS Office of Emergency Communications. H.R. 5394/S. 2844, the FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's ALERT grant program. H.R. 5538/S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the United States Forest Service's (USFS) Volunteer Fire Assistance Program; the State Fire Assistance Program; hazardous fuels removal programs; and wildland fire suppression funding. H.Amdt. 1376, an amendment to increase funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program.

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Lobbying Issues

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Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires; establish legal protections and benefits for members of the Urban Search and Rescue System; and establish studies to reduce the cost of disasters. H.R. 167/S. 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, and S. 508, the FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, provisions to allow for the necessary funding for wildland fire suppression, while protecting funding for accounts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior that fund forest management and wildland fire prevention. H.R. 1009/S. 3172, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015, provisions to authorize the provision of hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires. H.R. 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations. S. 3085, the Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations. S. 2971, the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act, legislation to reauthorize Urban Search and Rescue teams. S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations. Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act (draft), provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations. S. 2012, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, provisions relating to the funding of federal wildland fire suppression operations.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including improvements to educational and data programs at the U.S. Fire Administration and National Fire Academy. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to protect the status of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications, purchase medical countermeasures for first responders, and prevent the implementation of the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal to consolidate the agency's homeland security grants. Efforts to improve information sharing between the federal government and local fire departments, including support for the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA's homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. Issues to ensure the permanence of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications. S. 2976, the DHS Accountability Act, provisions relating to the use of joint task forces. H.R. 3586, the Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act, provisions relating to the use of joint task forces.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to purchase medical countermeasures for first responders. Issues relating to the regulation of supplemental health insurance for volunteer firefighters. Issues relating to notification of firefighters exposed to infectious diseases under the procedures set up by the Ryan White Care Act (P.L. 101-381). Issues relating to federal ambulance standards. H.R. 4625, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provisions to to establish a voluntary national cancer registry at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. H.R. 4365/S. 2932, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, provisions to protect the current practice of medical directors issuing standing orders which allow fire and EMS personnel to issue lifesaving medicines, such as pain narcotics and anti-seizure medicines.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface. H.R. 167/S. 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, and S. 508, the FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, provisions to allow for the necessary funding for wildland fire suppression, while protecting funding for accounts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior that fund forest management and wildland fire prevention. H.R. 1009/S. 3172, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires. H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires. H.R. 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations. S. 3085, the Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations. S. 2012, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, provisions relating to the funding of federal wildland fire suppression operations. H.R. 2909, the Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act, provisions relating the the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for response to wildland fires. Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act (draft), provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations. S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations.

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Lobbying Issues

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Lobbying Issues

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

2nd Quarter, 2016

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 19, 2016. Original Filing: 300814352.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 5634/S. 3001, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 DHS Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Health Affairs; and the DHS Office of Emergency Communications. H.R. 5394/S. 2844, the FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's ALERT grant program. H.R. 5538/S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the United States Forest Service's (USFS) Volunteer Fire Assistance Program; the State Fire Assistance Program; hazardous fuels removal programs; and wildland fire suppression funding. H.Amdt. 1376, an amendment to increase funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's regulations to improve the accuracy of location information for wireless 9-1-1 calls. Issues relating to the First Responder Network Authority and the development of a nationwide public safety broadband network. Issues relating to public safety communications operability and interoperability. Issues relating to the requirement that public safety agencies cease operations on the T Band. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to protect the status of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications(OEC). Issues relating to ensuring the permanence of OEC. Issues relating to the assurance of the reliability of 9-1-1 systems using VoIP and other new technologies, including the provision of battery back-up. Issues relating the development of technology to locate 9-1-1 callers in buildings.

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires; establish legal protections and benefits for members of the Urban Search and Rescue System; and establish studies to reduce the cost of disasters. H.R. 167/S. 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, and S. 508, the FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, provisions to allow for the necessary funding for wildland fire suppression, while protecting funding for accounts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior that fund forest management and wildland fire prevention. H.R. 1009, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015, provisions to authorize the provision of hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires. H.R. 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations. S. 2971, the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act, legislation to reauthorize Urban Search and Rescue teams. S. 2969, the Disaster Management Act of 2016, an amendment to provide hazard mitigation assistance to states that receive Fire Management Assistance Grants. S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations. Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act (draft), provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including improvements to educational and data programs at the U.S. Fire Administration and National Fire Academy. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to protect the status of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications, purchase medical countermeasures for first responders, and prevent the implementation of the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal to consolidate the agency's homeland security grants. H.R. 3503, the Department of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act and H.R. 3598, the Fusion Center Enhancement Act, provisions to improve information sharing with local fire departments. Other efforts to improve information sharing, including support for the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA's homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. Issues to ensure the permanence of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications. S. 2976, the DHS Accountability Act, provisions relating to the use of joint task forces. H.R. 3586, the Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act, provisions relating to the use of joint task forces.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/H.R. 2658/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to purchase medical countermeasures for first responders. Issues relating to the regulation of supplemental health insurance for volunteer firefighters. Issues relating to notification of firefighters exposed to infectious diseases under the procedures set up by the Ryan White Care Act (P.L. 101-381). Issues relating to federal ambulance standards. H.R. 4625, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provisions to to establish a voluntary national cancer registry at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. H.R. 4365/S. 2932, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, provisions to protect the current practice of medical directors issuing standing orders which allow fire and EMS personnel to issue lifesaving medicines, such as pain narcotics and anti-seizure medicines.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface. H.R. 167/S. 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, and S. 508, the FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, provisions to allow for the necessary funding for wildland fire suppression, while protecting funding for accounts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior that fund forest management and wildland fire prevention. H.R. 1009, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires. H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires. H.R. 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations. H.R. 2909, the Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act, provisions relating the the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for response to wildland fires. Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act (draft), provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations. S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials, including crude oil and using technology to improve the training of emergency responders for such events. S. 546, the RESPONSE Act, provisions relating to the emergency response to an incident involving crude oil shipments. S. 859, the Crude-By-Rail Safety Act, provisions relating to training for first responders to respond to incidents involving the transportation of crude oil. Issues relating to federal standards for ambulances. H.R. 5394/S. 2844, the FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's ALERT grant program.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. S. 1321, the Fairness for Fallen Officers Act of 2015, provisions granting PSOB benefits to the families of public safety officers that die in the line of duty due to heat stroke, hyperthermia, and other climate-related illnesses. H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, provisions to maintain eligibility for the PSOB program for fallen urban search and rescue team members and their families. H.R. 5123, the Honoring Emergency Response Officers Benefits Reform Act, provisions to grant PSOB benefits to fallen fire investigators and fire police. H.R. 2350/S. 1352, the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act, provisions to grant Pell Grant benefits to college students whose parents or legal guardians are fallen public safety officers.

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Type of Issue

1st Quarter, 2016

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 18, 2016. Original Filing: 300793568.xml

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including improvements to educational and data programs at the U.S. Fire Administration and National Fire Academy. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to protect the status of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications, purchase medical countermeasures for first responders, and prevent the implementation of the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal to consolidate the agency's homeland security grants. H.R. 3503, the Department of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act and H.R. 3598, the Fusion Center Enhancement Act, provisions to improve information sharing with local fire departments. Other efforts to improve information sharing, including support for the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Team. H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA's homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. Issues to ensure the permanence of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/H.R. 2658/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to purchase medical countermeasures for first responders. Issues relating to the regulation of supplemental health insurance for volunteer firefighters. Issues relating to notification of firefighters exposed to infectious diseases under the procedures set up by the Ryan White Care Act (P.L. 101-381). Issues relating to federal ambulance standards. H.R. 4625, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provisions to to establish a voluntary national cancer registry at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. H.R. 4365, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, provisions to protect the current practice of medical directors issuing standing orders which allow fire and EMS personnel to issue lifesaving medicines, such as pain narcotics and anti-seizure medicines.

Agencies Lobbied

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Agencies Lobbied

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4th Quarter, 2015

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 15, 2016. Original Filing: 300772682.xml

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 114-113, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) division, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal, the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the DHS Office of Health Affairs; and the Office of Emergency Communications. The Yoder amendment to H.R. 3128, provisions relating to linking a prohibition on homeland security grants to sanctuary cities. P.L. 114-113, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies division, provisions relating to the training of local first responders to respond to incidents involving crude oil shipments by rail. P.L. 114-113, the FY 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies division, provisions relating to the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program; the State Fire Assistance Program; hazardous fuels removal programs; and wildland fire suppression funding. P.L. 114-113, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act and the James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Reauthorization Act, provisions to provide health monitoring and compensation to workers at the Ground Zero. H.Amdt. 564, provisions that would increase funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program.

Agencies Lobbied

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Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including improvements to educational and data programs at the U.S. Fire Administration and National Fire Academy. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to protect the status of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications, purchase medical countermeasures for first responders, and prevent the implementation of the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal to consolidate the agency's homeland security grants. H.R. 3503, the Department of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act and H.R. 3598, the Fusion Center Enhancement Act, provisions to improve information sharing with local fire departments. Other efforts to improve information sharing, including support for the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Team. H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA's homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R. 2795, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations Act, provisions relating to the needs of first responders and their families during a disaster.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/H.R. 2658/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to purchase medical countermeasures for first responders. H.R. 1786/S. 928, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, provisions to provide health monitoring and compensation to the workers at Ground Zero. Issues relating to the Medicare reimbursement for fire and EMS departments that provide ambulance treatment and transport for patients. Issues relating to the regulation of supplemental health insurance for volunteer firefighters. Issues relating to notification of firefighters exposed to infectious diseases under the procedures set up by the Ryan White Care Act (P.L. 101-381).

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Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

3rd Quarter, 2015

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2015. Original Filing: 300760398.xml

Lobbying Issues

S. 1619/H.R.3128, Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal, the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the DHS Office of Health Affairs; and the Office of Emergency Communications. The Yoder amendment to H.R. 3128, provisions relating to linking a prohibition on homeland security grants to sanctuary cities. H.R. 2577 and its Senate companion bill, the FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the training of local first responders to respond to incidents involving crude oil shipments by rail. H.R. 2822/S. 1645, the FY 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program; the State Fire Assistance Program; hazardous fuels removal programs; and wildland fire suppression funding. H.Amdt. 564, provisions that would increase funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program.

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

Lobbying Issues

Issues relating to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including improvements to educational and data programs at the U.S. Fire Administration and National Fire Academy. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to protect the status of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications, purchase medical countermeasures for first responders, and prevent the implementation of the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal to consolidate the agency's homeland security grants. H.R. 3503, the Department of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act and H.R. 3598, the Fusion Center Enhancement Act, provisions to improve information sharing with local fire departments. Other efforts to improve information sharing, including support for the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Team. H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA's homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R. 2795, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations Act, provisions relating to the needs of first responders and their families during a disaster.

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Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

2nd Quarter, 2015

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 16, 2015. Original Filing: 300737348.xml

Lobbying Issues

S. 1619 and its House companion version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal, the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the DHS Office of Health Affairs; and the Office of Emergency Communications. H.R. 2577 and its Senate companion bill, the FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the training of local first responders to respond to incidents involving crude oil shipments by rail. H.R. 2822/S. 1645, the FY 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Volunteer Fire Assistance program; the State Fire Assistance program; hazardous fuels removal programs; and wildland fire suppression funding.

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Issues relating to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including improvements to educational and data programs at the U.S. Fire Administration and National Fire Academy; and the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal to consolidate the agency's homeland security grants. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the need to improve information sharing with local fire departments, including support for the Joint Counterterroism Awareness Team. Issues relating to the emergency response to a terrorist attack using chemical weapons. H.R. 1300, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA's homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R. 2795, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations Act, provisions relating to the needs of first responders and their families during a disaster.

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Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/H.R. 2658/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Issues regarding training of first responders to respond to an Ebola outbreak, including the use of federal grant programs. H.R. 1300, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, and H.R. 745/ S. 377, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act, provisions relating to the extension of add-on payments for the transport of Medicare patients to hospitals.

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1st Quarter, 2015

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 18, 2015. Original Filing: 300720585.xml

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Issues relating to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the effects of an agency shutdown on emergency response programs; improvements to educational and data programs at the U.S. Fire Administration and National Fire Academy; and the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal to consolidate the agency's homeland security grants. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the need to improve information sharing with local fire departments. Issues relating to the emergency response to a terrorist attack using chemical weapons. H.R. 1300, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families.

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Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Issues regarding training of first responders to respond to an Ebola outbreak, including the use of federal grant programs. H.R. 1300, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families.

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4th Quarter, 2014

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 16, 2015. Original Filing: 300697884.xml

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 113-35, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and training for emergency responders for incidents involving hazardous materials and crude oil. Also, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression; the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA); the hazardous fuels removal programs at USDA and DOI; USDA's State Fire Assistance program; and the USDA's Volunteer Fire Assistance program. H.R. 4903/S. 2534, the FY 2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal and the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Urban Search and Rescue System, the DHS Office of Health Affairs; and hazard mitigation assistance for communities affected by wildland fires.

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Issues relating to the emergency medical service. H.R. 5460, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2014, provisions to permanently extend the add-on payments for Medicare-reimbursed ambulance transport. H.R. 1791, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow FEMA's homeland security preparedness grant programs to be used for the distribution of medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. Issues relating to Ebola response preparedness and training for first responders. P.L. 113-235, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for first responder preparedness and training for Ebola response. H.R. 5620, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions relating to a voluntary anthrax vaccine program for first responders. H.R.809/S. 2400, the Field EMS Quality, Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2013, provisions relating to grant programs for EMS organizations.

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Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban intereface. H.R. 3333/S. 1396, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013, provisions to provide post-wildland fire mitigation funding to the states. Issues pertaining to the reimbursement of local fire departments that were deployed on interstate missions to respond to wildland fires and other natural disasters. H.R. 3992/S. 1875, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013, and S. 2593, the FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014, provisions to fund some of the cost of wildland fire suppression from the Disaster Relief Fund. P.L. 113-35, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression; the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA); the hazardous fuels removal programs at USDA and DOI; the USDA's State Fire Assistance program; and the USDA's Volunteer Fire Assistance program.

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3rd Quarter, 2014

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2014. Original Filing: 300685175.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 4903/S. 2534, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal and the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the DHS Office of Health Affairs; and hazard mitigation assistance for communities affected by wildland fires. H.R. 4745/S. 2438, the FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and training for emergency responders for incidents involving hazardous materials and crude oil. H.R. 5171, the FY 2015 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression; the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA); the hazardous fuels removal programs at the USDA and DOI; and USDA's State Fire Assistance program; and the USDA's Volunteer Fire Assistance program.

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2nd Quarter, 2014

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 21, 2014. Original Filing: 300664779.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 4903/S. 2534, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; State and Local Grant programs, including the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal and the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the DHS Office of Health Affairs; and hazard mitigation assistance for communities affected by wildland fires. S. 2438, the FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and training for emergency response to incidents involving hazardous materials and crude oil. The FY 2015 Interior Appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression; the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA); the hazardous fuels removal programs at the USDA and DOI; the USDA's State Fire Assistance program; and the USDA's Volunteer Fire Assistance program.

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Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 1791, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow the FEMA preparedness grants to be used for the distribution of medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R. 3685/H.R. 3979/S. 1798, the Protecting Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that fire departments do not have to provide health insurance to volunteer firefighters under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 809/S. 2400, the Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2013, provisions relating to grant programs for the emergency medical service (EMS). The use of anthrax vaccine for first responders.

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1st Quarter, 2014

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 18, 2014. Original Filing: 300641552.xml

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 113-76, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the DHS Office of Emergency Communications; the DHS Office of Health Affairs; the National Institute of Standards and Technology; the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA); the Hazardous Fuels programs at the USDA and DOI; the USDA's State Fire Assistance program; the USDA's Volunteer Fire Assistance program; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of the National Stockpile, and the HHS' Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. For the FY 2015 appropriations legislation, provisions relating to the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the DHS Office of Health Affairs; the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Funds at the DOI and the USDA; the Hazardous Fuels programs at the USDA and DOI; the USDA's State Fire Assistance program; and the USDA's Volunteer Fire Assistance program.

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4th Quarter, 2013

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 18, 2014. Original Filing: 300619944.xml

Lobbying Issues

FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill, provisions relating to the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, including the SAFER grants; FEMA State and Local Grant Programs, inlcuding the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the DHS Office of Emergency Communications; the DHS Office of Health Affairs; the National Institute of Standards and Technology;the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund at the U.S. Departments of Interior and Agriculture; the Hazardous Fuels Program at the U.S. Departments of Interior and Agriculture; the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) State Fire Assistance Program; USDA's Volunteer Fire Assistance Program; and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.

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3rd Quarter, 2013

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2013. Original Filing: 300599025.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 2217, the Fiscal Year 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); Urban Search and Rescue system; Urban Areas Security Initiative; Metropolitan Medical Response System; (continued on next page)State Homeland Security Grant Program; Office of Emergency Communications; and the proposed National Preparedness Grant Program. FY 2014 Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, provisions relating to Wildland Fire Assistance and Federal Land Management and Enhancement funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA), hazardous fuels reduction programs at the DOI and USDA; and the USDA's State and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs.

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2nd Quarter, 2013

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 22, 2013. Original Filing: 300584070.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 2217, the Fiscal Year 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); Urban Search and Rescue system; Urban Areas Security Initiative; Metropolitan Medical Response System; (continued on next page)State Homeland Security Grant Program; Office of Emergency Communications; and the proposed National Preparedness Grant Program. FY 2014 Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, provisions relating to Wildland Fire Assistance and the Federal Land Management and Enhancement funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA); hazardous fuels reduction programs at the DOI and USDA; and the USDA's State and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs.

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1st Quarter, 2013

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19, 2013. Original Filing: 300556665.xml

Lobbying Issues

P.L. 113-6, Fiscal Year 2013 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (P.L. 113-6), provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); Urban Search and Rescue System; Urban Areas Security Initiative; Metropolitan Medical Response System; State Homeland (continued on next page) Security Grant Program; Office of Emergency Communications; the proposed National Preparedness Grant Program; Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA); Hazardous Fuels reduction programs at the DOI and the USDA; the USDA's State and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs; and funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

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4th Quarter, 2012

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 16, 2013. Original Filing: 300530396.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 5855/S. 3216, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); FEMA National Preparedness Grant proposal; Urban Search and Rescue System; Metropolitan Medical Response System; Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group; and the Office of Emergency Communications (See next page)H.R. 6091, the FY 2013 U.S. Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA); Hazardous Fuels Programs at DOI and USDA; and USDA's State and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs. H.R. 5972/S. 2322, the FY 2013 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.J. Res 117, the 2013 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, provisions relating to funding for wildland firefighting. H.R. 1, the "Sandy Supplemental," provisions relating to wildland firefighting.

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S. 550/H.R. 2269, the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to the reauthorization of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. S. 2218/H.R. 6229, the U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization Act, provisions reauthorizing the U.S. Fire Administration. P.L. 112-239, the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, provisions relating to the reauthorization of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program and the U.S. Fire Administration. (See next page)H.R. 2069/S. 3694, the Safe Building Code Incentive Act, provisions relating to the adoption of voluntary consensus codes for building construction. H.R. 1, the "Sandy Supplemental," provisions relating to reimbursement of first responders for emergency operations. Appointments for the U.S. Fire Administrator and the Assistant Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Grant Programs Directorate.

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3rd Quarter, 2012

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 22, 2012. Original Filing: 300519668.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 5855/S. 3216, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); FEMA National Preparedness Grant proposal; Urban Search and Rescue System; Metropolitan Medical Response System; Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group; and the Office of Emergency Communications. (See next page)H.R. 6091, the FY 2013 U.S. Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA); Hazardous Fuels Progams at the DOI and USDA; and the USDA's State and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs. H.R. 5972/S. 2322, the FY 2013 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

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2nd Quarter, 2012

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 18, 2012. Original Filing: 300487641.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 5855/S. 3216, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); FEMA National Prepararedness Grant Program; Urban Search and Rescue System; Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group; and the Office of Emergency Communications. (See next page) H.R. 6091, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provisions relating to the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA); Hazardous Fuels Programs at the DOI and USDA; the USDA's State and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs. H.R. 5972/S. 2322, the FY 2013 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

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1st Quarter, 2012

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2012. Original Filing: 300471140.xml

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4th Quarter, 2011

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2012. Original Filing: 300442887.xml

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H.R. 607/S. 1040, the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011; S. 911, the SPECTRUM Act; H.R. 2482, the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act; the Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum Act of 2011 (which is included in H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011), provisions relating to the allocation of the "D Block" to public safety, and funding and governance for the construction, operation and maintenance of a nationwide wireless broadbandnetwork for public safety. Issues relating to public safety communications operability and interoperability. H.R. 3116, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, provisions relating to broadband communications for first responders.

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3rd Quarter, 2011

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2011. Original Filing: 300423457.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2011

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 19, 2011. Original Filing: 300395604.xml

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The FY 2011 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act (P.L. 112-10) provisions relating to funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant and SAFER grant programs; U.S. Fire Administration; the Urban Search and Rescue system; and the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Fund. H.R. 2017, the FY 2012 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the U.S. Fire Administration; Assistance to Firefighters and SAFER grant programs; the Urban Areas Security Initiative, Metropolitan Medical Response System, and State Homeland Security Grant Program; and Urban Search and Rescue system. The FY 2012 Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Fund. The FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the public safety communications programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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1st Quarter, 2011

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2011. Original Filing: 300374054.xml

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4th Quarter, 2010

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2011. Original Filing: 300343949.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2010

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 13, 2010. Original Filing: 300311149.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2010

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 20, 2010. Original Filing: 300297720.xml

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1st Quarter, 2010

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2010. Original Filing: 300269893.xml

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4th Quarter, 2009

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2010. Original Filing: 300243610.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2009

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2009. Original Filing: 300218142.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2009

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 20, 2009. Original Filing: 300189124.xml

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1st Quarter, 2009

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2009. Original Filing: 300159583.xml

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4th Quarter, 2008

Q4 Report

In Q4, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2009. Original Filing: 300127924.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2008

Q3 Report

In Q3, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2008. Original Filing: 300104613.xml

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H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 (P.L. 110-329), provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's FIRE, SAFER and interoperable communications grants, and Urban Search and Rescue teams. S. 3230, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009, provisions pertaining to funding for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program. Funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's Rural Fire Assistance program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Volunteer Fire Assistance program.

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2nd Quarter, 2008

Q2 Report

In Q2, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 18, 2008. Original Filing: 300072799.xml

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1st Quarter, 2008

Q1 Report

In Q1, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 21, 2008. Original Filing: 300051763.xml

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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