S. 5433 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Sep 17, 2026
119th Congress
2nd SessionS. 5433
2nd SessionS. 5433
A BILL
Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 17, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.”
Sections
Sections · 9
- Sec. 1Short title; table of contentsNo change
- Sec. 2DefinitionsNo change
- Sec. 3Wildland Firefighter Health Task ForceNo change
- Sec. 4Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing ProgramNo change
- Sec. 5Occupational safety and health researchNo change
- Sec. 6Occupational safety and health standards for wildland firefighter protectionNo change
- Sec. 7Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsNo change
- Sec. 8Duty time for hygiene and gear decontamination for Federal wildland firefightersNo change
- Sec. 9Government Accountability Office studyNo change