Linemen Legacy Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7610 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7610 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify that utility line technicians qualify as emergency response providers. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2024 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Norcross) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify that utility line technicians qualify as emergency response providers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Linemen Legacy Act''. SEC. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS. Section 2(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(6)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``includes Federal'' and inserting ``includes-- ``(A) Federal''; (2) by striking the period at the e…