3.0.0 3592 2022-12-29T21:18:19Z 2022-12-29T21:18:19Z Senate S 2022-02-07 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-02-08T00:03:41Z 2022-02-07 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2022-02-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N Emergency Management Emergency Management 00 2022-02-07 Introduced in Senate 2022-09-01T17:23:41Z Firefighter Staffing and Support Act

This bill provides additional funding for firefighter staffing and safety grants.

Specifically, the bill increases funding levels for FY2023 and sets a formula for funding for FY2024-FY2028 under the Assistance to Firefighters Grants and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants programs, including for technical assistance.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Fire Administration must submit to Congress and make publicly available reports on (1) plans to improve the grant application process to ease access to such grant funds; and (2) the challenges specific to rural and volunteer fire departments, including an action plan to address such challenges.

The bill also provides protections for volunteer firefighters. An employer may not terminate, demote, or discriminate against a volunteer firefighter for providing emergency services as part of a response to an emergency or major disaster.

]]> Firefighter Staffing and Support Act Display Title Firefighter Staffing and Support Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Firefighter Staffing and Support Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide additional funding for firefighter staffing and safety grants, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3592is/xml/BILLS-117s3592is.xml 2022-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.