http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2413.html#43930 This is such a well-deserved bill. Aerial firefighters have a hard time buying life insurance for their families. Please help this bill along by contacting your state representatives. Encourage them to read about the Sept. 1 2008 Neptune Aviation Crash.... 43930@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2413.html?rev=20451 <p>S. 2413 would provide death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis for a public agency and suffer death or disability in the line of duty.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include among persons eligible for public safety officer death benefits any individual serving a public agency or a contractor or subcontractor of a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a pilot or a crew member of an aircraft carrying out a firefighting mission.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 12/5/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 20451@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2413.html#29362 This is a well deserved bill. These guys put their lives on the line everyday to save lives and property just as other fire fighters do. They are honored on Fallen Firefighter memorials all over this country and at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. It's time they were treated the same.... 29362@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2413.html#24630 This is a wonderful bill, making aerial firefighters eligible for PSOB benefits. They risk their lives just the same as ground firefighters and should never have been excluded in the first place.... 24630@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2413.html?rev=14527 <p>S. 2413 would provide death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis for a public agency and suffer death or disability in the line of duty.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 14527@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2413.html?rev=14528 <p>S. 2413 would provide death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis for a public agency and suffer death or disability in the line of duty.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 12/5/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 14528@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2413.html 12/5/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 31197@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST