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National Fire Academy Reporting Act

To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to require annual reports to Congress regarding courses and programs offered by the Academy, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jul 23, 2025

Latest action (Jul 23, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Referred to
Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Policy area
Emergency Management

Summary
  • Requires the National Fire Academy to submit annual reports to Congress by November 30 each year, beginning the first full year after the bill becomes law.
  • Reports must include the total number of fire departments whose personnel attended Academy courses or programs, broken down by state.
  • Reports must include the total number of fire department personnel who attended Academy courses or programs, separated by career and volunteer firefighter status.
  • Reports must include the total number of courses and programs offered by the Academy and the number that were cancelled.
  • Reports must include the total funding awarded to state and local fire service training programs under Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act provisions.
  • Reports must include the total funding awarded to students attending Academy courses or programs.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
23 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to April Mcclain Delaney’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • FORBRIGHT BANK $17,665
  • GALLATIN POINT CAPITAL $13,200
  • GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT $13,200
  • MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT $13,200
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY $10,100

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for April Mcclain Delaney → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Jul 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
  2. Jul 23, 2025 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 23, 2025

Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bell, Mr. Case, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Fields, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Min, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Stanton, and Mr. Olszewski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

A BILL

To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to require annual reports to Congress regarding courses and programs offered by the Academy, 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 “National Fire Academy Reporting Act”.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING COURSES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL.

Section 7 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2206) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection:

“(n) Annual Report.—Not later than November 30 of every year beginning with November 30 of the first full year that occurs after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report regarding courses and programs offered by the Academy during the immediately preceding fiscal year. Each such report shall include information relating to the following:

“(1) The total number of fire departments with personnel who attended a course or program offered by the Academy, disaggregated by the following:

“(A) An identification of such fire departments.

“(B) An identification of the States in which such fire departments are located.

“(2) The total number of fire department personnel who attended a course or program offered by the Academy, disaggregated by the status of such personnel as either career or volunteer firefighters.

“(3) The total number of courses and programs offered by the Academy.

“(4) The total number of courses and programs cancelled by the Academy.

“(5) The total amount of funds awarded under subsection

(f), disaggregated as follows:

“(A) To State fire service training programs.

“(B) To local fire service training programs.

“(6) The total amount of funds awarded under subsection

(i) to students attending courses or programs offered by the Academy.”. <all>

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