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Rural and Part-time Firefighter Training Fairness Act

Introduced: November 18, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11500)
Nov 18, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11500)
Nov 18, 2004
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural and Part-time Firefighter Training Fairness Act - Authorizes the use of funds appropriated to the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness for grants to States and local governments to provide reasonable stipends to part-time and volunteer first responders not otherwise compensated for travel to or participation in terrorism response courses approved by the Office for Domestic Preparedness.

States that such stipends shall not be considered compensation for purposes of rendering first responders employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

What's happening now November 18, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11500)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 18, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3005: Rural and Part-time Firefighter Training Fairness Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-3005/
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"S. 3005: Rural and Part-time Firefighter Training Fairness Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-3005/.
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S. 3005, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-3005/.
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