Updated:   12/3/2002
LEGISLATION OF CONCERN TO THE IAFF IN THE 107TH CONGRESS
SUBJECT	BILL #	SPONSOR	STATUS
Collective Bargaining	H.R.1475	Kildee (D-MI)	Introduced in House
		Ney (R-OH)
	S.952	Kennedy (D-MA)	Passed Committee 9/13/01
		Gregg (R-NH)
	Amdt. to H.R. 3061	Daschle (D-SD)	Failed to Invoke Cloture 11/6/01:  56-44
SAFER	H.R. 3185	Green (D-TX)	Introduced in House
		Quinn (R-NY)
	S. 1617	Dodd (D-CT)	Introduced in Senate
		Warner (R-VA)
	H.R. 3992	Boehlert (R-NY)	Committee Hearing 10/2/02
	Amdt. to  S. 2452	Carnahan (D-MO) Collins (R-ME)	Passed Committee 7/25/02
FIRE Act
Fire Act Funding FY 03	S. 2797	Mikulski (D-MD)	Passed Committee 7/25/02
	H.R. 5605	Walsh (R-NY)	Passed Committee 10/9/02
Fire Act Funding FY 02	H.R.2620	Walsh (R-NY)	Passed House 7/30/01:  336-89
	S.1216	Mikulski (D-MD)	Passed Senate 8/2/01:  94-5
	Conf.Rprt.		Passed House:  401-18
			Passed Senate:  87-7
			Enacted 11/26/01:  P.L. 107-73
FIRE Act Supple'al Funding II	H.R. 4775	Young (R-FL)	Passed House 7/23/02: 397-32
			Passed Senate 7/24/02: 92-7
			Enacted 8/2/02:  P.L. 107-206
			President Vetoed FIRE Act Supplemental of $150 million 8/13/02
FIRE Act Supple'al Funding I	H.R. 3338	Lewis (R-CA)	Enacted 1/10/02:  P.L. 107-117
			Passed Senate 12/7/01:  voice vote
	Conf.Rprt.		Passed House 12/20/01:  408-6
			Passed Senate 12/20/01:  94-2
			Enacted 12/20/02:  P.L. 107-107
Homeland Security
Dept. of Homeland Security	S. 2452	Lieberman (D-CT)	Passed Committee 7/25/02
	H.R. 5710	Armey (R-TX)	Passed House 11/13/02:  299-121
	H.R. 5005	Armey (R-TX)	Passed House 7/26/02:  295-132
			Passed Senate 11/19/02:  90-9
			Enacted 11/25/02:  P.L. 107-296
First Responder Grants	S. 2664	Jeffords (I-VT)	Passed Committee 6/27/02
		Smith (R-NH)
Homeland Security Grants	S. 1737	Clinton (D-NY)	Introduced in Senate
	H.R. 3435	Maloney (D-NY)	Introduced in House
Homeland Security Liaison	S. 2746	Fiengold (D-WI) Collins (R-ME)	Introduced in Senate
	Amdt. to S. 2452	Collins (R-ME)   Carper (D-DE)	Passed Committee 7/25/02
Health Screenings for NYC	H.R. 4775	Young (R-FL)	Passed House 7/23/02: 397-32
			Passed Senate 7/24/02: 92-7
			Enacted 8/2/02:  P.L. 107-206
			President Vetoed FIRE Act Supplemental of $150 million 8/13/02
Bioterrorism Preparedness	H.R. 3448	Tauzin (R-LA)	Passed House 12/12/01:  418-2
	S. 1765	Kennedy (D-MA)	Passed Senate 12/20/01:  Voice Vote
		Gregg (R-NH)
	Conf.Rprt.		Passed House 5/22/02:  425-1
			Passed Senate 5/23/02:  98-0
			Enacted 6/12/02:  P.L. 107-188
Expedited PSOB Payments	S. 1422	Clinton (D-NY)	Introduced in Senate
	H.R.2882	Nadler (D-NY)	Passed House 9/13/01:  413-0
			Passed Senate 9/13/01:  Voice Vote
			Enacted 9/18/01:  P.L. 107-37
Increase PSOB to $250,000	H.R.1744	Kennedy (D-RI)	Introduced in House
	S.899	Biden (D-DE)	Introduced in Senate
	H.R.3162	Sensenbrenner (R-WI)	Passed House 10/24/01:  357-66
			Passed Senate 10/26/01:  98-1
			Enacted 10/26/01:  P.L. 107-56
Mychal Judge PSOB Act	H.R. 3297	Manzullo (R-IL)	Passed House 6/11/02: Voice Vote
	S. 2431	Leahy (D-VT)	Passed Senate 5/7/02: Voice Vote
			Passed House 6/11/02: Voice Vote
			Enacted 6/24/02:  P.L. 107-196
PSOB Presumptive Disability	H.R. 3063	Baca (D-CA)	Introduced in House
	H.R. 5334	Etheridge (D-NC)	Passed House 11/15/02:  Voice Vote
	S. 3114	Leahy (D-VT)	Introduced in Senate
Survivor Benefits Tax Exempt.	H.R. 710	Sununu (R-NH)	Introduced in House
	S. 881	Biden (D-DE)	Introduced in Senate
	H.R.1727	Ramstad (R-MN)	Passed House 5/15/01:   419-0
			Passed Senate 5/22/01:  Voice Vote
			Enacted 6/5/01:  P.L. 107-15
Expediate IAFF 9/11 Payments	H.R. 2884	Thomas (R-CA)	Passed Senate 12/20/01: Voice Vote
			Passed House 12/20/01:  Voice Vote
			Enacted 1/23/02:  P.L. 107-134
Pension & Retirement Reforms
Pension Reform	H.R. 10	Portman (R-OH)	Passed House 5/2/01:  407-24
		Cardin (D-MD)
	S. 742	Grassley (R-IA)	Introduced in Senate
		Baucus (D-MT)
	H.R. 1836	Conference Report	Passed House 5/26/01:  240-154
			Passed Senate 5/26/01:  58-33
			Enacted 6/7/01:  P.L.107-16
DROP Early Distribution Penalty Waiver	H.R. 4796	Green (D-TX)	Introduced in House
	S. 3072	Inhofe (R-OK)	Introduced in Senate
Government Pension Offset	S.611	Mikulski (D-MD)	Introduced in Senate
	H.R.664	Jefferson (D-LA)	Introduced in House
	H.R.2638	McKeon (R-CA)	Introduced in House
	S.1523	Feinstein (D-CA)	Introduced in Senate
Windfall Elimination Offset	H.R.1073	Frank (D-MD)	Introduced in House
	H.R.2638	McKeon (R-CA)	Introduced in House
	S.1523	Feinstein (D-CA)	Introduced in Senate
Protect Retiree Health Plans	H.R.2558	Petri (R-WI)	Introduced in House
Early Retiree Health Care	S.623	Rockefeller (D-WV)	Introduced in Senate
	S. 2679	Baucus (D-MT)	Introduced in Senate
	H.R.55	Drier (R-CA)	Introduced in House
	H.R. 1078	Kleczka (D-WI)	Introduced in House
	H.R.1255	Stark (D-CA)	Introduced in House
Federal Presumptive Disability	H.R. 2163	Rodriguez (D-TX)	Introduced in House
	S. 1845	Kerry (D-MA)	Introduced in Senate
OSHA Coverage of FFs	H.R.2218	Andrews (D-NJ)	Introduced in House
DoE Hazmat Training $	S.1171	Reid (D-NV)	Passed Senate 7/19/01: 97-2
	H.R.2311	Callahan (R-AL)	Passed House 6/28/01: 405-15
			Enacted 11/12/01:  P.L. 107-66
HERO	S.1820	Cleland (D-GA)	Introduced in Senate
Homeownership Benefits	H.R.674	LaFalce (D-NY)	Introduced in House
	S.417	Schumer (D-NY)	Introduced in Senate
	H.R.421	Becerra (D-CA)	Introduced in House
	H.R. 5181	Baca (D-CA)	Introduced in House
	H.R.3991	Roukema (R-NJ)	Introduced in House
Campaign Finance Reform	S.27	McCain (R-AZ) Feingold (D-WI)	Passed Senate 4/2/01:   59-41
	H.R.2360	Ney (R-OH)	Passed Committee 6/28/01
	H.R.2356	Shays (R-CT)	Passed House 2/14/02: 240-189
		Meehan (D-MA)	Passed Senate 3/20/02:   60-40
			Enacted 3/26/02:  P.L. 107-155
Patients Bill of Rights	S.1052	McCain (R-AZ)/Kennedy (D-MA)	Passed Senate 6/29/01: 59-36
	H.R.2563	Ganske (R-IA)	Passed House 8/2/01: 226-203
Repeal Ergo Regulation	S.J.Res.6	Nickles (R-OK)	Passed Senate 3/6/01:  56-44
			Passed House 3/7/01:  223-206
			Enacted 3/20/01:  P.L. 107-5
Require New Ergo Regulation	S.598	Breaux (D-LA)	Introduced in Senate
	H.R.1241	John (D-LA)	Introduced in House
National Right to Work	H.R.1109	Goodlatte (R-VA)	Introduced in House
	S. 873	Helms (R-NC)	Introduced in Senate
Federal FF Retirement Age	S.271	Feinstein (D-CA)	Introduced in Senate
	H.R.93	Gallegly (R-CA)	Passed House 1/30/01
			Passed Senate 8/3/01
			Enacted 8/20/01:  P.L. 107-27
Children’s Sleepwear	H.R.528	Andrews (D-NJ)	Introduced in House
	H.R.730	Andrews (D-NJ)	Introduced in House
Fire Safe Cigarettes	H.R. 4607	Markey (D-MA)	Introduced in House
	H.R. 4981	Stearns (R-FL)/Towns (D-NY)	Introduced in House
	H.R. 5059	Stearns (R-FL)/Towns (D-NY)	Introduced in House
	S. 2317	Durbin (D-IL)	Introduced in Senate
Minimum Wage Increase	S.964	Kennedy (D-MA)	Introduced in Senate
	H.R.665	Bonior (D-MI)	Introduced in House
	H.R.546	Quinn (R-NY)	Introduced in House
Minimum Wage State Opt-Out	H.R.1441	DeMint (R-SC)	Introduced in House
Exempt Comp Time from OT	H.R.1602	Ballenger (R-NC)	Hearing Held 7/31/01
Thermal Imaging Grants	H.R.827	Grucci (R-NY)	Introduced in House
Campus Fire Safety	H.R.471	Pascrell (D-NJ)	Introduced in House
	S.773	Torricelli (D-NJ)	Introduced in Senate
	S.939	Edwards (D-NC)	Introduced in Senate
Internet Taxation	S.512	Dorgan (D-ND)	Introduced in Senate
	S.288	Wyden (D-OR)/Leahy (D-VT)	Introduced in Senate
	S.777	Allen (R-VA)	Introduced in Senate
	H.R.1552	Cox (R-CA)	Passed House 10/16/01:  Voice Vote
			Passed Senate 11/15/01: Voice Vote
			Enacted 11/28/01:  P.L. 107-75
Honoring Fire Fighters
	S.39	Stevens (R-AK)	Passed Senate 5/14/01:   Voice Vote
	H.R.802	Smith (R-TX)	Passed House 3/22/01:  414-0
			Passed Senate 5/14/01:   Voice Vote
			Enacted 5/30/01:  P.L. 107-12
	S.Amdt to H.R. 2590		Enacted 11/12/01:  P.L. 107-67
	S.Amdt to H.R. 3338		Enacted 11/12/01:  P.L. 107-117
	H.R. 3054	King (R-NY)	Passed House 12/18/01: 392-2
	H.R. 5138	King (R-NY)	Passed House 7/22/02: Voice Vote
	S. 1841	Schumer (D-NY)	Introduced in Senate
	H.Con.Res 243	Crowley (D-NY)	Passed House 10/30/01: 409-0
			Passed Senate 4/18/02: Voice Vote
	H.Res 424	Fossella (R-NY)	Passed House 5/22/02: 416-0
	H.Con.Res 233	Watts (R-OK)	Passed House 10/30/01: 405-0
	S.Con.Res 66	Stevens (R-AK)	Passed Senate 4/18/02:  Voice Vote
	S.Con.Res 73	Nickles (R-OK)	Passed Senate 12/10/01:  Voice Vote
	S.Con.Res 75	Harkin (D-IA)	Passed Senate 4/18/02:  Voice Vote
	S.Con.Res 76	Feingold (D-WI)	Passed Senate 10/9/01:  Voice Vote
	S.J.Res. 25	Daschle (D-SD)	Passed Senate 10/11/01:  100-0
	H.J.Res.42	Castle (R-DE)	Introduced in House
	S.441	Campbell (R-CO)	Introduced in Senate