United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1499 (111th)
Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2009
Introduced
12 March 2009
Last action
17 March 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Sponsors
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2], Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Subjects
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Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a survey of, and report to Congress on, the compliance of fire departments in the United States with national voluntary consensus standards for staffing, training, safe operations, personal protective equipment, and fitness. Requires the Secretary to establish a Task Force to Enhance Firefighter Safety to: (1) consult with the Secretary to conduct such survey; and (2) develop a plan to enhance firefighter safety by increasing compliance with such standards, including by reviewing and evaluating the report to determine the extent of and barriers to achieving compliance and by considering ways the federal government, states, and localities can promote, encourage, or require compliance.
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Timeline
12 March 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
Source: IntroReferral
12 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 March 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1499
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1499
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