S4271-119

In Committee

Support our Firefighters Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 26, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 2. Rest and recuperation leave for employees engaged in wildland firefighting Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding, expands a grant, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 6329e. Rest and recuperation leave for employees engaged in wildland firefighting In this section— the term applicable Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, and expands a neutral technical change provision: 3. Transfer authority Notwithstanding section 40803(c)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(c)(2)), not more than $5,000,000 of the unobligated. It relies on grants, compliance mandates, tariffs, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Environment and Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a grant, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 2. Rest and recuperation leave for employees engaged in wildland firefighting Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding...
  • Expands a grant, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 6329e. Rest and recuperation leave for employees engaged in wildland firefighting In this section— the term applicable Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture...
  • Expands a neutral technical change provision: 3. Transfer authority Notwithstanding section 40803(c)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(c)(2)), not more than $5,000,000 of the unobligated...
  • Expands a exemption provision: 4. Waiver of overtime caps for wildland firefighters Section 1701 of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (5 U.S.C. 5547 note) is amended— in subsection...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 2. Rest and recuperation leave for employees engaged in wildland firefighting Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding, expands a grant, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 6329e. Rest and recuperation leave for employees engaged in wildland firefighting In this section— the term applicable Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, and expands a neutral technical change provision: 3. Transfer authority Notwithstanding section 40803(c)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(c)(2)), not more than $5,000,000 of the unobligated.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Transportation

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 2. Rest and recuperation leave for employees engaged in wildland firefighting Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding, expands a grant, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 6329e. Rest and recuperation leave for employees engaged in wildland firefighting In this section— the term applicable Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, and expands a neutral technical change provision: 3. Transfer authority Notwithstanding section 40803(c)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(c)(2)), not more than $5,000,000 of the unobligated.

Policy Domains

Environment Transportation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 26, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 26, 2026

Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Transportation
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"applicable Secretary" §id8552cbdd-739b-4446-b8f8-0b014f128a1a

the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable to a covered employee

"applicable Secretary" §idbdddad20-4c55-4cf3-9c38-7c2b2673b0a1

the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable to a covered employee

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