U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5433: Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act
Status: In committee, 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.
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
- Padilla, Alex (D, SD-CA) · primary sponsor
- Curtis, John (R)
- Merkley, Jeff (D, SD-OR)
- Sheehy, Tim (R)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is SB5433?
- SB5433 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act.
- What does SB5433 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 SB5433?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5433?
- Padilla, Alex (D, SD-CA), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5433?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5433
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