Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011
Latest action · Apr 4, 2011 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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011- Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus, and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (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 in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 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 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2011 to Sep 20, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Mar 14, 2011 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 16, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Jun 1, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Sep 20, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2011 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Mar 14, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1796.
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 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Blood and blood diseases
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Disability and paralysis
- Disability assistance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Evidence and witnesses
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health personnel
- Medical research
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
