Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1116
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 14, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Apr 14, 2021
Latest Action
Sep 13, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1116
Congress
117
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
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House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021

This bill provides federal workers' compensation to firefighters who contract certain illnesses as a result of their service.

Specifically, the bill provides that (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for at least 5 years are presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of employment; and (2) the disability or death of the employee due to such disease is presumed to result from personal injury sustained in the performance of duty. These presumptions also apply to fire protection employees (regardless of the length of employment) who contract any communicable disease at the center of a designated pandemic or any chronic infectious disease that the Department of Labor determines is related to job-related hazards.

An employee in fire protection activities is 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.

Text (2)
September 13, 2022
April 14, 2021
Actions (5)
09/13/2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 485.
09/13/2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-146.
05/25/2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
04/14/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
04/14/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jul 31, 2023 5:45:22 PM