PROTECT Firefighters Act
Latest action · Feb 11, 2026 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Houlahan asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3370, a bill originally introduced by Representative Sherrill, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2025 to Jul 2, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | May 13, 2025 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 2, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 13, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2026ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Houlahan asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3370, a bill originally introduced by Representative Sherrill, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- May 13, 2025Introduced in House
- May 13, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2172 | Chrissy Houlahan D-PA | Feb 11, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 80, May 13, 2025, page H2002.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the United States Fire Administration to develop a comprehensive strategy to improve equipment, training, and staffing standards for firefighter Rapid Intervention Teams, including those Teams that respond to port facility fires, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PROTECT Firefighters Act
- Providing Resources and Operational Training to Eliminate Crisis Threats to Firefighters Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency Management
- Employment and training programs
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
