Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2007

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Bill Number

HR 4280

Introduced

Dec 5, 2007

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

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Topics

Aircraft pilots Aviation safety Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Disability retirement Disabled Emergency Management Families Fire fighters Fire prevention Flight crews Forest fires Government contractors Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment Subcontractors Survivors' benefits Transportation and Public Works Workers' compensation

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Summary

Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who serve the Forest Service or any agency of the Department of the Interior and suffer death or disability in the line of duty.

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for similar eligibility of aerial firefighters for public safety officer death benefits, applicable to a public agency.

Actions

Apr 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jan 14, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec 10, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Dec 5, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 5, 2007

Introduced in House

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