S. 5433
Introduced in Senate · September 26, 2026September 17, 2026
Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To authorize the Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program, a comprehensive initiative to improve the health of Federal wildland firefighters, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents; 2. Definitions; 3. Wildland Firefighter Health Task Force; 4. Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program; 5. Occupational safety and health research; 6. Occupational safety and health standards for wildland firefighter protection; 7. Office of workers compensation programs; 8. Duty time for hygiene and gear decontamination for Federal wildland firefighters; 9. Government Accountability Office study
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,