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HR 5282 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Care for our Firefighters Act

Introduced: September 17, 2021 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Oct 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Sep 17, 2021
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.
Sep 17, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now October 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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