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H.R. 5686 (110th)

Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

2 April 2008

Last action

2 April 2008 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

Sponsors

Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], David Scott, Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]

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Summary

Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) conduct a survey of and report to Congress on the compliance of fire departments in the United States with national consensus standards for staffing, training, safe operations, personal protective equipment, and fitness; and (2) establish a Task Force to Enhance Firefighter Safety to develop a plan to enhance firefighter safety by increasing compliance with such standards and to consider ways in which the federal government, states, and localities can promote, encourage, or require compliance.

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Timeline

  1. 2 April 2008

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

    Source: Committee

  2. 2 April 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 2 April 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 2 April 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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