H.R.6112 - 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.

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  • Official: 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. as introduced.

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5/21/2008--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

Official Summary

5/21/2008--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.


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09/13/10
H.R.6112: Gulf Coast Restoration Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

Scalise has also introduced H.R. 6112, a bill to dedicate at least 80 percent of Clean Water Act fines paid by BP towards coastal restoration activities and continues to work with the bipartisan coastal restoration ...

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05/21/08
Hill Watching, May 21st, 2008 - FDA Approval & Firefighter Health

HR 6112. 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; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, ...

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05/19/08
bill action: introduced: hr 6112: to provide for the monitoring of ...

joe baca [d-ca] introduced hr 6112: 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. ...

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