S 4271 · 119th Congress

Support our Firefighters Act

This bill gives federal wildland firefighters paid time off to rest and recover after fighting wildfires. Right now, these firefighters—who work for the Forest Service and Department of the Interior—can work long stretches fighting fires without guaranteed recovery time. The new law would require their agencies to c…

Sponsor

Padilla, Alex (D-California)

Introduced

2026-03-26

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics