Legislation News

Tell Congress to Eliminate Taxation of Minor Volunteer Benefits 06/17/13
House Passes FY 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill 06/10/13
House Appropriations Bill Provides Flat Funding for AFG/SAFER but Cuts USFA 05/28/13
Final Rule Simplifying the PSOB Claims Process Issued 05/28/13
Senate Version of Fire Police Fairness Act Introduced 05/20/13
Attorney General Announces Improvements to the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program 05/20/13
Fire Police Fairness Act Introduced in Congress 05/13/13
NVFC Presses Congress to Provide Funding for Wildland Fire Suppression 05/06/13
NVFC Submits Testimony to House Ways and Means Committee on Volunteer Recruitment/Retention 04/22/13
President’s FY 2014 Budget Request Proposes Cuts to AFG/SAFER and the US Fire Administration 04/11/13
Take Action to Support AFG and SAFER Funding 04/08/13
NVFC Participates in Campus Fire Safety Capitol Hill Day to Promote Fire Prevention 04/01/13
FY 2013 Appropriations Bill to be Signed into Law 03/26/13
Sequestration Order Reduces FEMA State and Local Grant Funding 03/11/13
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Bills Introduced in Congress 03/11/13
Join Online Letter Campaign to Support Fire Sprinkler Legislation! 03/01/13
Fire Service Funding at Stake as Automatic Funding Cuts Loom 02/15/13
House Passes Emergency Medical Technician Support Act 02/15/13
NVFC Calls on Congress to Provide Level Funding for Critical Fire Service Programs 02/11/13
Tragedies Underscore Need for Fire Sprinkler Legislation 02/11/13