H.R. 5282 · 117th Congress
Care for our Firefighters Act
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This bill establishes a program and provides additional leave to support mental health for federal wildland firefighters.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 17, 2021
Care for our Firefighters Act
This bill establishes a program and provides additional leave to support mental health for federal wildland firefighters.
The Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior must carry out a mental health awareness and support program for federal wildland firefighters. Components of the program must include an awareness campaign, relevant education and training, a peer-to-peer mental health support network, and increased access to mental health benefits.
The bill also entitles each federal wildland firefighter to seven consecutive days of leave to be taken between June 1 and October 31 of each calendar year to maintain mental health. Leave not taken during that period expires.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Care for our Firefighters Act
Latest action (Oct 21, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 17, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.