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A bill to provide for the monitoring of the long-term medical health of firefighters who responded to emergencies in certain disaster areas and for the treatment of such firefighters.

1/4/2007--Introduced.

Healthy Firefighters Act - Directs the United States Fire Administration to: (1) contract with a locally based medical research university to conduct long-term medical health monitoring of firefighters who responded to emergencies in a federally declared disaster area; and (2) provide for the treatment of such firefighters who suffer health-related conditions as a result of responding to such emergencies. Requires such monitoring to include: (1) monitoring of pulmonary illness, neurological damage, and cardiovascular damage; and (2) exposure documentation.

Latest Actions
  • 02/05/2007 - Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  • 02/05/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S142)
  • 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.153 Senate Committee Discharged from Further Consideration08/31/2007