Care for our Firefighters Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary 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.
What just happenedOct 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 17, 2021
- Oct 21, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Oct 7, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Sep 17, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Agriculture Committee - Sep 17, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Natural Resources Committee - Sep 17, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House