U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10492: Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
To authorize the Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program, a comprehensive initiative to improve the health of Federal wildland firefighters, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To authorize the Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program, a comprehensive initiative to improve the health of Federal wildland firefighters, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
A BILL To authorize the Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program, a comprehensive initiative to improve the health of Federal wildland firefighters, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Wildland Firefighter Health Task Force. Sec. 4. Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program. Sec. 5. Occupational safety and health research. Sec. 6. Occupational safety and health standards for wildland firefighter protection. Sec. 7. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. Sec. 8. Duty time for hygiene and gear decontamination for Federal wildland firefighters. Sec. 9. Government Accountability Office study. SECTION 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Advisory panel The term Advisory Panel means the Wildland Firefighter Health Advisory Panel established under section 3(e). (2) Clean apparatus cab protocol The term clean apparatus cab protocol means an exposure-reduction protocol for crew transport vehicles and other apparatuses supporting wildland fire operations-- (A) to prevent the transfer of hazardous, toxic, and carcinogenic materials and compounds; (B) to establish protocols for reducing exposures; and (C) to establish decontamination procedures. (3) Health Strategy The term Health Strategy means the Wildland Firefighter Health Strategy developed …
Sponsors
- Maxine Dexter (D) · primary sponsor
- Jared Huffman (D, HD-CA-2)
- Gallagher, James (R)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and Workforce, 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB10492?
- HB10492 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act.
- What does HB10492 do?
- In its own words: To authorize the Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program, a comprehensive initiative to improve the health of Federal wildland firefighters, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10492?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and Workforce, 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. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10492?
- Maxine Dexter (D), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10492?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10492
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