Fire Police Fairness Act

Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JCD CourtneySponsor

32 cosponsors · 19 D, 13 R

LBD Blunt Rochester RDD DeLauro DDR Donovan EED Esty DED Evans BFR Fitzpatrick JHD Himes FLR LoBiondo JLD Larson LLR Lance DMR McKinley FPD Pallone BPD Pascrell DPD Payne TRD Ryan ASD Sires DSD Soto GTR Thompson BWD Watson Coleman DRR Ross CCD Crist LBR Barletta PMR Meehan TMR Marino DND Norcross DYR Young WKD Keating DWD Wasserman Schultz DCD Cicilline BCR Comstock CRD Ruppersberger JFR Faso

19 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include a fire police officer within the definition of "public safety officer" for purposes of death benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program.