Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · S

S. 1451 (102nd)

Benjamin Franklin Memorial Fire Service Bill of Rights Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

11 July 1991

Last action

11 July 1991 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Sponsors

Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

26 August 2025

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Memorial Fire Service Bill of Rights Act - Title I: Minting of Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin - Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue: (1) five dollar gold coins emblematic of Benjamin Franklin's contributions to the advancement of science; (2) one dollar silver coins emblematic of Benjamin Franklin's contributions to the American Fire Service. Sets forth sale and issuance guidelines, including a general waiver of procurement regulations and surcharge distributions. Title II: Fire Service Bill of Rights - Fire Service Bill of Rights Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to set forth a fire service bill of rights, including the right of responding fire services to: (1) know the kind of danger presented by hazardous materials they face in emergency responses; and (2) be fully informed of infectious diseases their members face during the course of life safety activities. Declares that the bill of rights does not create any private right of action.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 11 July 1991

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 July 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

2 official files

Introduced in Senate (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 11 July 1991

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.