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HR 7898 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Federal Firefighters Workforce Support Act

Introduced: May 27, 2022 Introduced by: Scanlon, Mary Gay Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Federal Firefighters Workforce Support Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and employees of defense agencies who provide fire protection services to military installations comply with the National Consensus Standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association.

DOD must also ensure the minimum staffing requirement for any firefighting vehicle responding to a structural building emergency at a military installation is not less than four firefighters per vehicle and the minimum requirement for such vehicle responding to an aircraft or airfield incident is not less than three firefighters per vehicle.

What's happening now May 27, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Garamendi, John
California · May 27, 2022
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Jacobs, Sara
California · May 27, 2022
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · May 27, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7898: Federal Firefighters Workforce Support Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7898/
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