HR 948 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009

Introduced Feb 10, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Lois Capps D-CA

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Latest action · Mar 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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. IntroducedFeb 10, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009 - Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment; (2) the disability or death of such an employee 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.

Defines an "employee in fire protection activities" as a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker, who: (1) is trained in fire suppression; (2) has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression; (3) is engaged in the prevention, control, and extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk; and (4) performs such activities as a primary responsibility of his or her job.

Directs the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to examine the implementation of this Act and appropriate scientific and medical data related to the health risks associated with firefighting and to report to Congress on: (1) an analysis of the injury claims made under this Act; (2) an analysis of the available research related to the health risks associated with firefighting; and (3) recommendations for any administrative or legislative actions necessary to ensure that those diseases most associated with firefighting are included in the presumption created by this Act.

Cosponsors 140

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2009 to Jun 14, 2010; 86 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-TNBart GordonOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MIBart StupakOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CABob FilnerOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NCBrad MillerOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-PAChristopher P. CarneyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-VAGlenn C. NyeOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NCHeath ShulerOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-PAJoe SestakOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CALaura RichardsonOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-NELee TerryOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NYMichael A. ArcuriOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NYMichael E. McMahonOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-ARMike RossOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-ILPhil HareOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-VARick BoucherOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NJRush HoltOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MORuss CarnahanOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CASam FarrOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-WISteve KagenOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-TXTed PoeOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-PATim HoldenOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-PATim MurphyOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalFeb 10, 2009
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 10, 2009
D-NJAlbio SiresFeb 24, 2009
D-CALinda T. SánchezFeb 24, 2009
D-OHMarcy KapturFeb 24, 2009
D-PAPatrick J. MurphyFeb 24, 2009
D-TXSilvestre ReyesFeb 24, 2009
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinFeb 24, 2009
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 17, 2009
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzMar 19, 2009
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMar 19, 2009
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Mar 19, 2009
D-MNJames L. OberstarMar 19, 2009
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 19, 2009
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Mar 19, 2009
D-CAJim CostaMar 19, 2009
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloMar 19, 2009
D-NYNita M. LoweyMar 19, 2009
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMar 19, 2009
D-OHSteve DriehausMar 19, 2009
R-NCWalter B. JonesMar 19, 2009
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Mar 23, 2009
D-NYJose E. SerranoMar 23, 2009
R-ILJudy BiggertMar 23, 2009
R-TXMichael T. McCaulMar 23, 2009
R-TNZach WampMar 23, 2009
D-CAFortney Pete StarkMar 26, 2009
D-CTJames A. HimesMar 26, 2009
D-ARMarion BerryMar 26, 2009
D-FLRobert WexlerMar 26, 2009
D-OHZachary T. SpaceMar 26, 2009
D-PAJason AltmireApr 2, 2009
D-WAAdam SmithApr 21, 2009
D-OKDan BorenApr 21, 2009
D-NJDonald M. PayneApr 21, 2009
D-MDFrank Kratovil, Jr.Apr 21, 2009
D-TXGene GreenApr 21, 2009
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardApr 21, 2009
D-MANiki TsongasApr 21, 2009
D-NVDina TitusMay 4, 2009
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottMay 4, 2009
R-PAJim GerlachJun 2, 2009
D-WARick LarsenJun 2, 2009
D-NMMartin HeinrichJun 3, 2009
D-CAMichael M. HondaJun 19, 2009
D-NYDaniel B. MaffeiJul 8, 2009
D-NHPaul W. HodesJul 21, 2009
D-WIRon KindJul 24, 2009
D-TNSteve CohenSep 17, 2009
D-GAJim MarshallNov 17, 2009
D-NYJohn J. HallNov 18, 2009
D-INBrad EllsworthDec 16, 2009
R-TXKay GrangerMar 16, 2010
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiMar 18, 2010
R-PACharles W. DentMar 25, 2010
D-OHTim RyanJun 14, 2010

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Feb 10, 2009
Workforce Protections Subcommittee
Referred Mar 23, 2009

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
  2. Feb 10, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Feb 10, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 599Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009Related billSep 14, 2009

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty.
Short Titles as Introduced
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009

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Text 1

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  1. Feb 10, 2009Introduced in House

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