House
Mar 31, 2003

Federal 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.

How would you vote on this bill?

Bill Progress

Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill

Introduced(3/5/03)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
Law

Sponsor

CR

Mr. RODRIGUEZ

(D) TX – 28

Cosponsors (20)

Topics

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Mar 31, 2003

View Bill on Congress.gov