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Fire/Insect and Disease

S 599 (Carper) - Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009

A bill to amend chapter 81 of Title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty.

Reported to Senate on September 14, 2009

S 2798 (Udall) - National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009

A bill to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of National Forest System and adjacent land, and for other purposes.

S 3063 (Reid) - Invasive Species Emergency Response Fund Act

A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to provide loans to certain organizations in certain states to address habitats and ecosystems and to address and prevent invasive species.

Introduced and referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on March 3, 2010

HR 1111 (Rehberg) - Wildfire Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Act

A bill to promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain federal land, and for other purposes.

Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee

HR 1404 (Rahall) - Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act

A bill to authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes.

Language incorporated in part into Title V, section 502(b) HR 2996 (Interior Appropriations for FY 2010)

HR 1746 (Oberstar) - Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Passed House on April 28, 2009 and received in the Senate and referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

HR 2601 (Hinchey) - Supporting Emergency Responders Volunteer Efforts (SERVE) Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a $1,000 refundable credit for individuals who are bona fide volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations.

Referred to House Ways and Means Committee

HR 3027 (Thompson- MS) - Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Enhancement Program Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a grant program for predisaster hazard mitigation enhancement, and for other purposes.

Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

HR 3028 (Thompson- MS) - First Responder Innovation and Support Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a grant program to assist innovative natural disaster first responder programs, and for other purposes.

Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

HR 3377 (Oberstar) - Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance the nation's disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation capabilities, and for other purposes.

Full committee consideration and markup held by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on November 5, 2009 and reported to the House.

HR 3453 (Scalise) - Disaster Recovery Improvement Act

A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make improvements in the provision of federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

HR 3791 (Mitchell) - Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009

A bill to amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

Passed House on 11/18/09, received in the Senate and referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

HR 4398 (Salazar) - A bill to address public safety risks in western states by facilitating insect and disease infestation treatment of National Forest System land and certain adjacent land, to make permanent the good-neighbor authority for Colorado and stewardship contracting authorities available to the Forest Service, and for other purposes.

Referred to House Agriculture and House Natural Resources Committees

HR 4488 (Filner) - A bill to implement updated pay and personnel policies in order to improve the recruitment and retention of qualified federal wildland firefighters and to reduce the government's reliance on the more costly services of non-federal wildfire resources.

Introduced 1/21/10 and referred to House Agriculture, House Armed Services, House Natural Resources, House Oversight and Government Reform

HR 4782 (Young) - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to provide loans to certain organizations in certain states to address habitats and ecosystems and to address and prevent invasive species.

Introduced and referred House Natural Resources Committee on March 4, 2010
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