National Volunteer Fire Council

H.R. 4213, FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations relating to the funding of Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER), United States Fire Administration (USFA), and the national Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) system. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies FY 2026 Appropriations relating to the funding of the State Fire Capacity Grants (State Fire Assistance) and Volunteer Fire Capacity Grants (Volunteer Fire Assistance). Transportation, Housing and Urban Development FY 2026 Appropriations relating to funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing. Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education FY 2026 Appropriations relating to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) National Firefighter Registry for cancer, the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grant, NIOSH's Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP), NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, and the World Trade Center Health Program.

H.R. 4213, FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations relating to the funding of Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER), United States Fire Administration (USFA), and the national Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) system. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies FY 2026 Appropriations relating to the funding of the State Fire Capacity Grants (State Fire Assistance) and Volunteer Fire Capacity Grants (Volunteer Fire Assistance). Transportation, Housing and Urban Development FY 2026 Appropriations relating to funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing. Issues relating to the implementation of Executive Order 13976, Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response. H.R.973/S.389, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act H.R.4009, Pro Codes Act Issues relating to reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Issues relating to staffing reductions at FEMA, the U.S. Fire Administration, and the National Fire Academy and delays in grant payments. Issues relating to fire safety and lithium batteries Issues relating to the promotion of up-to-date building codes Issues related to the authorization of funds for fire station renovation and construction.

H.R.3791, EMS Counts Act Issues related to OccupationalSafety Health Admonistrations's (OSHA) proposed Emergency Response Standard [Docket No. OSHA-2007-0073]. Issues related to OSHA's proprosed Heat Standard [Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009].

H.R. 4009, Pro Codes Act

H.R. 4213, FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations relating to the funding of Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER), United States Fire Administration (USFA), and the national Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) system. Issues related to the authorization of funds for fire station renovation and construction. Issues relating to reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Issues relating to staffing reductions at FEMA, the U.S. Fire Administration, and the National Fire Academy and delays in grant payments.

Issues relating to reimbursement of fire and EMS departments for treatment of patients in place. Issues relating to billing for ground ambulance transport.

H.R. 2382, First Responders Retirement Parity Act H.R. 172/S. 504, High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education FY 2026 Appropriations relating to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) National Firefighter Registry for cancer, the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grant, NIOSH's Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP), NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, and the World Trade Center Health Program. H.R. 1902, HERO Act H.R.3791, EMS Counts Act Issues relating to the staffing reductions at the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer, Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation, WTC Health, and Prevention Program and National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory. Issues relating to reimbursement of fire and EMS departments for treatment of patients in place. Issues relating to billing for ground ambulance transport. Issues relating to volunteer firfighter status being added to the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death Issues related to the preservation of staff and funding at National HighwayTraffic Safety Administrations (NHTSA) Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Issues relating to the removal of the statutory sunset date for the federal First Responder Network Authority.

Issues related to the preservation of staff and funding at Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations (PHMSA) particularly those realted to the hazardous materials training grants including Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP), Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT), Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (HMIT), Community Safety (CS) program, and Supplemental Public Sector Training (SPST).

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development FY 2026 Appropriations relating to funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing. Issues relating to incentivizing the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in homes. Issues relating to the promotion of up-to-date building codes Issues related the increase of access for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel to the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Good Neighbor Next Door Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. H.R. 173/S. 504, High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

Interior, Environment and Related Agencies FY 2026 Appropriations relating to the funding of the State Fire Capacity Grants (State Fire Assistance) and Volunteer Fire Capacity Grants (Volunteer Fire Assistance). Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires. Issues relating to the implementation of Executive Order 13976, Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response.

H.R. 1269/S. 237, the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act

H.R. 973/S. 389, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act. Issues relating to fire safety, electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and lithium-ion batteries. Issues related to traffic incident management.

H.R. 973/S. 389, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act