Ensuring Casualty Assistance for our Firefighters Act
HR 4671 establishes a Wildland Fire Management Casualty Assistance Program to support families of firefighters and wildland fire support personnel injured or killed in the line of duty. The program requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop procedures for notifying next-of-kin about critical injuries or deaths, reimbursing travel expenses for family visits, and providing centralized case management. It mandates a centralized website offering free, personalized information about federal benefits and complaint mechanisms for survivors. The bill also defines "next-of-kin" priority (spouse, children, parents, etc.) and requires data collection on casualty assistance quality, without affecting existing Line of Duty Death benefits.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 23, 2025
Last action Feb 11, 2026
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Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Nov 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
lower
Jul 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Harder
DDemocratic
Co
Ami Bera
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Scott Franklin
RRepublican
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