Firefighters Retention Act of 2017

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Bill Number

S 1128

Introduced

May 16, 2017

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Topics

Emergency Management Fires First responders and emergency personnel Temporary and part-time employment

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Summary

Firefighters Retention Act of 2017

This bill amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the use of Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to change the status of part-time or paid-on-call firefighters to full-time firefighters.

Actions

May 16, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 16, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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