Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
This bill adds two categories of ATF personnel — Certified Fire Investigators and members of the ATF National Response Team — to the statutory definition of “employees in fire protection activities” in 5 U.S.C. 8143b.
That change makes those ATF employees eligible for the presumptive compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.
The amendment applies to claims filed on or after the act’s enactment date.
Narrow, non-controversial administrative benefit change historically fares well, but advance depends on committee action and legislative calendar.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive policy amendment that clearly and directly adds two categories of ATF personnel to an existing statutory definition governing compensation for illnesses related to fire protection activities. The legal mechanism is concise and targeted.
Left emphasizes occupational justice and health protections
Left emphasizes occupational justice and health protections
Likely supportive as a targeted expansion of benefits for public servants exposed to hazardous conditions.
Views it as correcting an omission and advancing occupational health protections for ATF investigators.
Generally favorable but pragmatic about budget and implementation.
Supports protecting employees if costs are modest and eligibility criteria are clear and administrable.
Cautiously receptive but concerned about precedent and cost.
May support limited extensions for first responders while warning about expansion of federal liabilities.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Narrow, non-controversial administrative benefit change historically fares well, but advance depends on committee action and legislative calendar.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Left emphasizes occupational justice and health protections
Narrow, non-controversial administrative benefit change historically fares well, but advance depends on committee action and legislative ca…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive policy amendment that clearly and directly adds two categories of ATF personnel to an existing statutory definition governing compen…
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