S 1845 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2001

Introduced Dec 18, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor John F. Kerry D-MA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 15, 2002 Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedDec 18, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2001 - Provides that, with regard to an individual federally employed in fire protection activities: (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers and infectious diseases shall be presumed to be proximately caused by the individual's employment; (2) such individual's disability or death due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 15, 2002Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.
  2. Dec 18, 2001Introduced in Senate
  3. Dec 18, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
  4. Dec 18, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13469)

Subjects

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