HR 1456
109th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Apprenticeship
Emergency Management
Families
Fire fighters
Social Welfare
Survivors' benefits
Volunteer workers
Workers' compensation
Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Apprentice Act
Introduced: April 5, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 5, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 5, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Apprentice Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of "firefighter" for purposes of death benefit provisions to include fire department members regardless of age, status as an apprentice or trainee, or related duty restrictions. Makes this Act applicable to deaths and injuries which occur on or after May 4, 2002.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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