Fire Police Fairness Act
Latest action · Jul 11, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fire Police Fairness Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include a fire police officer as a public safety officer for purposes of death benefits provisions. Defines a "fire police officer" as an individual who: (1) is serving in accordance with state or local law as a member of a legally organized public safety agency but is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew; and (2) provides scene security or directs traffic in response to any fire, rescue, or police emergency or at a planned special event.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2011 to Aug 2, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Apr 4, 2011 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Apr 4, 2011 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Apr 4, 2011 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-DE | John C. Carney, Jr. | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Sep 13, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Dec 8, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Dec 8, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Dec 20, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Aug 2, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2011 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 11, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 4, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 H2292.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1315 | Fire Police Fairness Act | Related bill | Jun 30, 2011 |
| HR 2034 | To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include fire police officers in the list of officers who are eligible for public safety officers' death benefits. | Related bill | Jul 11, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fire Police Fairness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 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.
