H.R. 5282 · 117th Congress · House

Care for our Firefighters Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Introduced
Sep 17, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Care for our Firefighters Act

This bill establishes a program and provides additional leave to support mental health for federal wildland firefighters.

The Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior must carry out a mental health awareness and support program for federal wildland firefighters. Components of the program must include an awareness campaign, relevant education and training, a peer-to-peer mental health support network, and increased access to mental health benefits.

The bill also entitles each federal wildland firefighter to seven consecutive days of leave to be taken between June 1 and October 31 of each calendar year to maintain mental health. Leave not taken during that period expires.

Action Timeline

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  1. OCT 21, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

  2. OCT 07, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

  3. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  6. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Committees

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Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

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Referred: Oct 21, 2021

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Federal Lands Subcommittee

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Referred: Oct 7, 2021

Active

Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Sep 17, 2021

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Sep 17, 2021

Active