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HR 1499 111th Congress House Emergency Management Advisory bodies Fires Government studies and investigations Worker safety and health

Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2009

Introduced: March 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Mar 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
Mar 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a survey of, and report to Congress on, the compliance of fire departments in the United States with national voluntary consensus standards for staffing, training, safe operations, personal protective equipment, and fitness.

Requires the Secretary to establish a Task Force to Enhance Firefighter Safety to: (1) consult with the Secretary to conduct such survey; and (2) develop a plan to enhance firefighter safety by increasing compliance with such standards, including by reviewing and evaluating the report to determine the extent of and barriers to achieving compliance and by considering ways the federal government, states, and localities can promote, encourage, or require compliance.

What's happening now March 17, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Dec 8, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 28, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 16, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1499: Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1499/
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