S. 153 · 110th Congress
Healthy Firefighters Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Barbara Boxer
- Introduced
- 2007-01-04
- Latest action
- 2007-02-05 · Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Summary
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.