United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1142 (110th)
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007
Introduced
16 February 2007
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Summary
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends federal law to provide that, with regard to an employee in fire protection activities: (1) heart disease, lung disease, specified cancers and infectious diseases shall be presumed to be proximately caused by the employee's employment; (2) the disability or death of an employee in fire protection activities due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of such employee's duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 February 2007
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 February 2007
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 February 2007
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1142
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1142