H.R. 10492

Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act

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Introduced Sep 17
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Introduced Sep 17
Committee Now
House of Representatives —
Senate —
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and Workforce, 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. (Sep 17)

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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

Sec. 2. Definitions

Sec. 3. Wildland Firefighter Health Task Force

Sec. 4. Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program

Sec. 5. Occupational safety and health research

Sec. 6. Occupational safety and health standards for wildland firefighter protection

Sec. 7. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Sec. 8. Duty time for hygiene and gear decontamination for Federal wildland firefighters

Sec. 9. Government Accountability Office study