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Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] · D–CO
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-07-30 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Wildfire Responder Protection Act would revise federal-law requirements for employees working in fire protection. It would expressly name additional fire-work roles and recognize planned ignition—deliberately starting a fire—alongside fire suppression. It would also add a qualification about employment during all or a substantial part of the year.
This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Responder Protection Act.
Section 8143b(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (A) by inserting for all or a substantial part of the year after employee employed; and (B) by inserting fuels specialist, burn boss, prescribed fire crew member, after ambulance personnel,;
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or planned ignition after fire suppression;
The bill would insert “for all or a substantial part of the year” after “employee employed.” The supplied bill does not define how much of a year counts as substantial.
(A) by inserting for all or a substantial part of the year after employee employed;
The bill would add three expressly named roles after ambulance personnel: fuels specialist, burn boss, and prescribed fire crew member. The amendment does not reproduce the surrounding eligibility requirements.
(B) by inserting fuels specialist, burn boss, prescribed fire crew member, after ambulance personnel,;
In both subparagraphs (A) and (B), the bill would add planned ignition as an alternative to fire suppression, which means controlling or putting out fires.
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or planned ignition after fire suppression; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking fire suppression; inserting fire suppression or planned ignition; and;
The bill would add fuels reduction—reducing material that can burn—after prevention in subparagraph (C).
(4) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by inserting fuels reduction, after prevention,;
The bill would delete subparagraph (D) and change the ending punctuation of subparagraph (C). The source does not provide the deleted requirement, so its substantive effect cannot be determined from this bundle.
(B) by striking ; and at the end and inserting a period; and (5) by striking subparagraph (D).
The supplied September 1, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on July 30, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-01T08:05:33Z. 2026-07-30: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. 2026-07-30: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-07-30. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish the contents or attachment history of other versions.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not cover other versions or accompanying disclosure and committee materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No narrow preferential exception warranting a separate finding was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Expressly identifying workers within the bill’s main policy does not alone constitute preferential treatment. This conclusion is limited to the supplied version and the statutory context available.
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