United States · Bill · S
S. 1221 (109th)
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2005
Introduced
9 June 2005
Last action
27 January 2006 · Referred
Status
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Sponsors
Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2005 - Provides that, with regard to an individual federally employed in fire protection activities: (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers and infectious diseases shall be presumed to be proximately caused by the individual's employment; (2) such individual's disability or death 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.
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Timeline
9 June 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
9 June 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
27 January 2006
Referred
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 9 June 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2005
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1221
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1221
- us · 109-s-1221 · source updated 6 December 2025