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S 1315 112th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Fires Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Law enforcement officers

Fire Police Fairness Act

Introduced: June 30, 2011 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 30, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fire Police Fairness Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include a fire police officer as a public safety officer for purposes of death benefits provisions. Defines a "fire police officer" as an individual who: (1) is serving in accordance with state or local law as a member of a legally organized public safety agency but is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew; and (2) is officially deployed to provide scene security or directs traffic in response to any fire, rescue, or police emergency or at a planned special event.

What's happening now June 30, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1348 Related bill Fire Police Fairness Act
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Oct 4, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1315: Fire Police Fairness Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1315/
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"S. 1315: Fire Police Fairness Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1315/.
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