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H.R. 1066: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011

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H.R. 1066: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011

Plain summary

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011- Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus, and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. Defines an "employee in fire protection activities" as a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker, who: (1) is trained in fire suppression; (2) has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression; (3) is engaged in the prevention, control, and extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk; and (4) performs such activities as a primary responsibility of his or her job. Directs the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to examine the implementation of this Act and appropriate scientific and medical data related to the health risks associated with firefighting and to report to Congress on: (1) an analysis of the injury claims made under this Act; (2) an analysis of the available research related to the health risks associated with firefighting; and (3) recommendations for any administrative or legislative actions necessary to ensure that those diseases most associated with firefighting are included in the presumption created by this Act.

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Official text

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] · 66 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Brad Sherman (D-CA) and 6 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1066 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112