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To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for…

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To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits.

Introduced: May 19, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include among individuals eligible for public safety officers' death benefits nongovernmental employees and volunteers: (1) of a fire department, ground or air ambulance service, or first responder or rescue squad that is licensed or recognized by a state or local government; and (2) who perform official duties serving the public in fire suppression, rescue, or emergency medical and ambulance services.

What's happening now June 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
Schauer, Mark
· May 19, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 13, 2010
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 6, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 19, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 19, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 19, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 19, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 19, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2485: To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2485/
MLA
"H.R. 2485: To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2485/.
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H.R. 2485, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2485/.
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[H.R. 2485: To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2485/)
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