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Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2005

Introduced: April 26, 2005 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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May 10, 2006
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-518.
Apr 26, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 26, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4260-4261)
Apr 26, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public land, and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land of the National Forest System, (the Secretaries) to: (1) track funds expended for firefighter safety and training programs and activities; and (2) include a line item for such funds expended in each budget request submitted after enactment of this Act.

Directs the Secretaries to jointly submit annual reports to Congress on the implementation and efficacy of wildland firefighter safety and training programs and activities.

Requires the Secretaries to: (1) ensure that any Federal contract or agreement with a private entity for wildland firefighting services requires the entity to provide firefighter training in accordance with standards established by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group; and (2) develop a program to monitor and enforce compliance with such requirement.

What's happening now May 10, 2006

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-518.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 906: Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-906/
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