FIRE Stations Act
Latest action · Jan 12, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
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.
- IntroducedDec 20, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fairness In Restrooms Existing in Stations Act or the FIRE Stations Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) make grants to enable fire stations to establish or upgrade restroom, shower, and changing facilities to create more equitable conditions for women firefighters; and (2) give priority to stations that have chemical facilities, refineries, and other high-risk industries within their jurisdiction.
Conditions grant eligibility on submission of an application that demonstrates that: (1) the station has a commitment to increasing the number of women firefighters, and (2) no grant funds will be used to displace personnel.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
- Dec 20, 2011Introduced in House
- Dec 20, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2011Introduced in House
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