First Responders And Emergency Personnel

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US Congress 117th Congress

Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act [S.2178] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel employed by States or their political subdivisions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/22/2021

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A resolution honoring the memory of the fallen heroes of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew. [SR-270] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ] [Law Enforcement ]
A resolution honoring the memory of the fallen heroes of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 06/24/2021

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Community-Based Response Act of 2021 [HB-3862] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ]
To provide for a Community-Based Emergency and Non-Emergency Response Grant Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021 [S.2016] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to authorize elements of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cantwell With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/17/2021

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A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the heinous attack at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016. [SR-265] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the heinous attack at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 06/09/2021

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Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act [S.1902] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ]
A bill to empower communities to establish a continuum of care for individuals experiencing mental or behavioral health crisis, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/27/2021

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Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 [HB-3534] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Disaster Relief ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 07/07/2021

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Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 [S.1770] [Retirement ] [Pensions ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform retirement provisions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/20/2021

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National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 [HB-3442] [Agriculture ] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 07/09/2021

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National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 [S.1734] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Public Safety ] [Agriculture ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 10/21/2021

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Protect Our Heroes Act of 2021 [S.1650] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
A bill to protect Federal, State, and local public safety officers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/13/2021

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Putting First Responders First Act [S.1618] [Taxes ] [Pensions ] [Veterans ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/13/2021

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Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021 Foreign Service Families Act of 2021 Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021 Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021 [S.1605] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Became Public Law No: 117-81. (txt | Pdf) on 12/27/2021

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Thin Blue Line Act [S.1595] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for convicted murderers who kill or target America's public safety officers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/12/2021

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Back the Blue Act of 2021 [HB-3080] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
To protect law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/09/2021

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Putting Our First Responders First Act of 2021 [HB-3060] [Taxes ] [Pensions ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Veterans ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Introduced In House on 05/07/2021

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Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law Enforcement Training Act TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act [HB-2992] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
To direct the Attorney General to develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders related to interacting with persons who have a traumatic brain injury, another form of acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Became Public Law No: 117-170. on 08/16/2022

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Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 [HB-2954] [Retirement ] [Pensions ] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ]
To increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2022

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COPS Counseling Act Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act [S.1502] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to make Federal law enforcement officer peer support communications confidential, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Became Public Law No: 117-60. (txt | Pdf) on 11/18/2021

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Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act [S.1505] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to modify regulations relating to vessel response plans to include notifications with respect to search and rescue missions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/29/2021

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