S. 3676 (110th): Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2008

Introduced:
Oct 01, 2008 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 822 (111th) on Apr 02, 2009.

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Status

This bill was introduced on October 1, 2008, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Oct 01, 2008
Referred to Committee Oct 01, 2008
Cosponsors
none
Committees

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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Full Title

A bill to support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Oct 01, 2008.
7 pages

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10/1/2008--Introduced.
Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to provide funds to a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental emergency medical services (EMS) organization, that carries out a volunteer firefighter incentive program in accordance with this Act.
Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year in which a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental EMS organization carries out a volunteer firefighter incentive program, to pay such government, association, or organization (organization), out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for such fiscal year, a sum equal to the total expenditures of funds not received from the federal government made by such organization for that fiscal year to carry out the program.
Declares that this constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obligation of the federal government to provide payment to a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental EMS organization any amount so provided.
Requires reports from recipients, and from the Secretary annually, to Congress.

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