Bill Detail
H.R. 8863
Congress: 119
Title
To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.
Summary
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Sponsor
Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA-8]
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Status as of Aug 5, 7:38 PM · synced 8d ago
Introduced
2026-05-15
Data source mode: congress-gov
Bill Engagement
To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activ…
Sponsor
Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA-8]R
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cosponsors
3D · 0R
Partisan (D only)
LDA engagement
1 org · 1 filing
Top: Longbow Public Policy Group, LLC
Introduced
2026-05-15
Lobbyists on the case
1 org · 1 lobbyist · 1 filing mention H.R. 8863 (To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.) in LDA disclosures.
Top orgs filing
- Longbow Public Policy Group, LLC1 filing · 1 lob
Lobbyists on this bill
- Chris Granberg2026 Q2
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