Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022

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Introduced

14 April 2021

Last action

13 September 2022 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 485.

Summary

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 This bill provides federal workers' compensation to firefighters who contract certain illnesses as a result of their service. Specifically, the bill provides that (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for at least 5 years are presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of employment; and (2) the disability or death of the employee due to such disease is presumed to result from personal injury sustained in the performance of duty. These presumptions also apply to fire protection employees (regardless of the length of employment) who contract any communicable disease at the center of a designated pandemic or any chronic infectious disease that the Department of Labor determines is related to job-related hazards. An employee in fire protection activities is 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.

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Timeline

14 April 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
25 May 2022
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
13 September 2022
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 485.
Source: Calendars
13 September 2022
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-146.
Source: Committee
13 September 2022
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-146.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1116
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1116
us · 117-s-1116 · source updated 5 December 2025