First Responders Fighting Terrorism Protection Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 14, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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.
- IntroducedJan 26, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
First Responders Fighting Terrorism Protection Act of 2011 - Grants qualified immunity from civil liability for a first responder who: (1) takes reasonable action to prevent an act of terrorism; or (2) observes or receives a report of, and takes reasonable action to respond to, any suspicious transaction, activity, or occurrence that indicates that an individual may be engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to a terrorist act. Makes a first responder not entitled to assert the defense of qualified immunity nevertheless immune from civil liability under federal, state, and local law if such responder acted in good faith and on objectively reasonable suspicion.
Entitles a first responder found to be immune from liability under this Act to recover from the plaintiff all reasonable costs and attorney fees.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 3, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Nov 3, 2011 |
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 Jan 26, 2011 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Jan 26, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 26, 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 H512.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide immunity from civil liability to first responders engaged in lawful efforts to prevent acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- First Responders Fighting Terrorism Protection Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Civil actions and liability
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health personnel
- Law
- Law enforcement officers
- Legal fees and court costs
- Military personnel and dependents
- National Guard and reserves
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 26, 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.
