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
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 30, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1