Yesterday the Senate Homeland Security Committee approved our firefighter presumptive illness legislation, also known as S.599 "The Federal Firefighter Fairness Act of 2009" It will now move to the Senate floor for approval. The House will presumably act on the legislation soon thereafter. Attached is a link to the Committee discussion at the 47 minute mark.

http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Detail&HearingID=b2be1f05-3b87-4be2-bef4-3cd432589e7e

The House version of this bill, HR. 948 has 125 co-sponsors so if you have not written to or asked your Congressman to cosponsor please do so NOW!