S. 1617 107th Congress Senate

SAFER Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to increase the hiring of firefighters, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 1, 2001 See on congress.gov

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Emergency ManagementFederal aid to IndiansFire fightersForfeitureGrants-in-aidIndexing (Economic policy)MinoritiesMinority employmentRecruiting of employeesWomenWomen's employment

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Nov 1, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11370-11371

Nov 1, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11370)

Nov 1, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action November 1, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11370-11371

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Act of 2001 - SAFER Act of 2001 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make matching grants for up to 75 percent of the costs of projects to hire firefighters to eligible States, local governments, tribal organizations, or other public entities, or multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia of such entities.

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