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Wildfire Responder Protection Act
To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain requirements for employees in fire protection activities for worker's compensation under chapter 81 of such title, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Expands the definition of employees eligible for federal workers' compensation for fire protection activities to include fuels specialists, burn bosses, and prescribed fire crew members.
- Includes planned ignition activities in addition to fire suppression as qualifying fire protection activities for workers' compensation purposes.
- Adds fuels reduction activities to the list of prevention activities that qualify for workers' compensation coverage.
- Modifies the requirement for employees to be employed in fire protection activities to include employment "for all or a substantial part of the year" rather than only year-round employees.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Brittany Pettersen’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $30,671
- COINBASE $18,000
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $13,200
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $13,000
- SOLANA LABS $9,900
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Actions (2)
- Jul 30, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Jul 30, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 30, 2026
Ms. Pettersen (for herself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain requirements for employees in fire protection activities for worker’s compensation under chapter 81 of such title, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Wildfire Responder Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES IN FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.
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”;
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking “fire suppression;” inserting “fire suppression or planned ignition; and”;
(4) in subparagraph (C)—
(A) by inserting “fuels reduction,” after “prevention,”; and
(B) by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a period; and
(5) by striking subparagraph (D). <all>
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