H.R. 10001

Summary

H.R. 10001, the Wildfire Responder Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 30, 2026 by Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Jul 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 10001 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 10001 IH: Wildfire Responder Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-30
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 10001  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Wildfire Responder Protection Act  .
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).

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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D) sponsors H.R. 10001, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Brittany Pettersen

Rep. · D–CO-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 30, 2026

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 30, 2026 · Original

Brian Fitzpatrick

R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 31, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 10001 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Jul 30, 2026 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 10001 has taken 2 actions since Jul 30, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 10001 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 10001 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Wildfire Responder Protection Act — Display Title
• Wildfire Responder Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 10001 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 10001’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 10001, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 125 (Thursday, July 30, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PETTERSEN:H.R. 10001.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I[Page H5208]

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