What was lobbied
15 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Issues relating to the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. Nominations for the Medal of Valor Review Board. The Protecting America's First Responders Act (H.R. 2936/S. 1511), provisions to grant fire police and fireifghter trainees eligibility for the PSOB program. Issues relating to PSOB benefits for the families of public safety officers that died in the line of duty due to COVID-19.
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
S. 1511 (117th), H.R. 2936 (117th)
Issues relating to the tech transfer of Department of Defense technology for use by local fire and EMS departments.
Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Issues relating to fire department use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); SENATE; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Legislation supporting a presumptive disability for federal firefighters (H.R. 2499/S. 1116).
Contacted: Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Bills named:
S. 1116 (117th), H.R. 2499 (117th)
Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to the nomination of Deanne Criswell to be FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to information sharing about terrorist threat information with local fire departments. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 4431), funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund the construction, renovation, and reconstruction of fire. H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, provisions to fund the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.
Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); U.S. Forest Service
Bills named:
H.R. 3728 (117th), H.R. 4431 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th)
S. 231, the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances (PFAS) Act, provisions to provide guidance to fire departments on protecting firefighters from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Issues relating to firefighter health and PFAS in firefighting foam and personal protective equipment, including a study of PFAS contamination of fire department property.
Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Bills named:
S. 231 (117th)
FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (H.R. 4450/H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684), provisions to authorize funding for the ALERT grant program. The Surface Transportation Investment Act (S. 2016), provisions to authorize funding for the ALERT grant program. Issues relating to authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program and Emergency Response Grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA). Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving electric vehicles. Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving autonomous vehicles. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to fire department use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Issues relating to nomination of Jennifer Homendy to be Chair of the National Trasnportation Safety Board. Legislation to reauthorize a a National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center.
Contacted: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Bills named:
H.R. 3684 (117th), H.R. 4502 (117th), S. 2016 (117th), H.R. 4450 (117th)
Issues relating to taxation of unmarked fire department vehicles. H.R. 3784, legislation to permit firefighters employed by 501(c)(3)-incorporated fire departments to participate in state pensions plans. Incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rises and public housing. Legislation to protect volunteer fire service Length of Service Award programs.
Contacted: Bureau of Justice Assistance; U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 3784 (117th)
Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to the nomination of Deanne Criswell to be FEMA Administrator. S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 4431), funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund the construction, renovation, and reconstruction of fire and EMS stations and wildland fire preparedness programs. H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, provisions to fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Bills named:
S. 1221 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 1066 (117th), S. 138 (117th), H.R. 4431 (117th), H.R. 3728 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th)
FY 2022 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research Issues relating to the fire & EMS departments needs for testing, vaccinations, supplies and funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act (H.R. 2454/S. 2037), provisions to to the extension of Medicare add-on payments for the transportation of patients by fire & EMS departments to hospitals. Funding for the SIREN grant program at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. Issues related to the assessment of EMS quality and medical director compensation. Issues related to the implementation of provision in P.L. 117-2 that provide reimbursement for providing treatment in place services to patients. Issues related to the cost accounting of EMS services for Medicare patients. Issues relating to regulation of costs incurred during interfacility transport. Issues relating to COVID-19 vaccination of fire and EMS personnel. H.R. 4148/S. 2236, the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, provisions to extend Medicare benefits to firefighter retirees. H.R. 3876, the Ketamine Restriction Act, provisions to limit the use of ketamine in emergency situations.
Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 2454 (117th), S. 2236 (117th), H.R. 3876 (117th), H.R. 4148 (117th), H.R. 4502 (117th), S. 2037 (117th)
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 4431), funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium FY 2022 Departments of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (H.R. 4372/H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program FY 2022 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (H.R. 4550), funding for the following programs: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, provisions to: - Fund the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program. - Fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance progam. - Fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. - Fund cybersecurity programs at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to: - Fund fire and EMS station construction, renovation and reconstruction. - Fund Next Generation 9-1-1 deployment. - Fund grants to improve fire and life safety in public housing. - Fund wildland fire preparedness programs including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance program.
Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 4502 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 4550 (117th), H.R. 4372 (117th), H.R. 4431 (117th)
Issues relating to Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard for firefighting and emergency response.
Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Public Housing Fire Safety Act (H.R. 2638/S. 265), provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. Tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rises and public housing. FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (H.R. 4450/H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments. Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 1460/S.351), legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing. Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316) H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund fire and life safety improvements in public housing.
Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); U.S. Forest Service; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Justice Assistance
Bills named:
H.R. 4377 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 2316 (117th), H.R. 4502 (117th), H.R. 4450 (117th), H.R. 2638 (117th), H.R. 1460 (117th), S. 265 (117th), S. 351 (117th)
FY 2022 Departments of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (H.R. 4372/H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act of 2021 (S. 2150), provisions to establish a national commission to examine the causes of the wildland fire problem. Issues relating to the use of technology to improve the response to wildland fires. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. S. 1734, the National National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021, provisions to promote the use of prescribed fires to protect U.S. forest land. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs. H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, provisions to fund wildland fire preparedness programs, including the State Fire Assistance program and Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.
Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Forest Service; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Bills named:
H.R. 4502 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), H.R. 4372 (117th), S. 2150 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 1066 (117th), S. 1734 (117th), S. 1221 (117th), S. 138 (117th)
H.R. 1848, the LIFT America Act, provisions to support the nationwide rollout of Next Generation 9-1-1 systems. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund nationwide deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 technology. Issues relating to public safety communications on the 4.9 GHz and 6 GHz spectrum. The need for better enforcement by the Federal Communications Commission to prevent interference of public safety communications. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to the First Responder Network Authority. Issues relating to the prevention of 9-1-1 fee diversion. Issues relating to the transmission of location information for 9-1-1 callers using mobile devices. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability and SAFECOM.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
H.R. 1848 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th)
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