U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB3370: PROTECT Firefighters Act
Status: Passed one chamber, February 11, 2026
To direct the United States Fire Administration to develop a comprehensive strategy to improve equipment, training, and staffing standards for firefighter Rapid Intervention Teams, including those Teams that respond to port facility fires, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the United States Fire Administration to develop a comprehensive strategy to improve equipment, training, and staffing standards for firefighter Rapid Intervention Teams, including those Teams that respond to port facility fires, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, May 13, 2025:
A BILL To direct the United States Fire Administration to develop a comprehensive strategy to improve equipment, training, and staffing standards for firefighter Rapid Intervention Teams, including those Teams that respond to port facility fires, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Resources and Operational Training to Eliminate Crisis Threats to Firefighters Act or the PROTECT Firefighters Act . SECTION 2. Strategy to improve equipment, training, and staffing standards for rapid intervention teams (a) Strategy (1) Submission Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Fire Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a comprehensive strategy detailing the following: (A) Current equipment, training, and staffing standards for firefighter Rapid Intervention Teams. (B) How to improve access for such Teams to modern and high-quality equipment, safety gear, training, and staffing levels. (C) How to ensure equipment and training standardization and interoperability between such Teams. (2) Matters The strategy under paragraph (1) shall address, at a minimum, the following: (A) An identification of such training standards, firefighting equipment, and …
Sponsors
- Rebecca Sherrill (D, HD-NJ-11) · primary sponsor
- Don Bacon (R, HD-NE-2)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Houlahan asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3370, a bill originally introduced by Representative Sherrill, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Fires, Employment and training programs, Navigation, waterways, harbors, State and local government operations, First responders and emergency personnel, Intergovernmental relations, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations
Common questions
- What is HB3370?
- HB3370 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): PROTECT Firefighters Act.
- What does HB3370 do?
- In its own words: To direct the United States Fire Administration to develop a comprehensive strategy to improve equipment, training, and staffing standards for firefighter Rapid Intervention Teams, including those Teams that respond to port facility fires, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB3370?
- Passed one chamber as of February 11, 2026. Latest action: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Houlahan asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3370, a bill originally introduced by Representative Sherrill, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. (February 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3370?
- Rebecca Sherrill (D, HD-NJ-11), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3370?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3370
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