House
Mar 31, 2003Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2003
Summary
Official
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to provide that, with regard to an employee in fire protection activities: (1) heart disease, lung disease, specified cancers and infectious diseases shall be presumed to be proximately caused by the employee's employment; (2) the disability or death of an employee in fire protection activities due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of such employee's duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.
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Introduced(3/5/03)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
CR
Mr. RODRIGUEZ
(D) TX – 28
Cosponsors (20)
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Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 31, 2003
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