Bill · S. 3183· Senate(119-S-3183)
Healthy Lungs for Heroes Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 11/18/2025
- Last activity
- 11/18/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Adam Schiff
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Healthy Lungs for Heroes Act of 2025 directs the Secretary of Agriculture to improve safety standards for wildland firefighters. The bill requires the development of a strategy to provide respiratory personal protective equipment when smoke exposure exceeds certain limits. It mandates that wildland firefighters and supporting staff use this equipment in those settings. The Secretary must also periodically review safety standards and may develop specific exposure limits for wildfire smoke. Additionally, the act incorporates the NFPA 1984 standard for respirators.
Yes· 3 of 8
Would union members be better off under this?+5
Improves occupational safety standards for laborers in high-risk wildland firefighting.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+5
Improves preventative health outcomes for firefighters by mandating respiratory protection against smoke.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+4
Wildland firefighting often attracts young adults who will benefit from improved safety gear.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Respiratory Protection: The bill requires the development of a strategy to make respiratory personal protective equipment commercially available for wildland firefighters and supporting staff when smoke exposure is too high (Section 2(b)(1)(A)).
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Mandatory Safety Gear: It requires that firefighters and staff actually use the determined respiratory protective equipment in high-smoke settings, which helps ensure their safety (Section 2(b)(1)(C)).
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Updated Safety Standards: The Secretary must periodically review safety standards and equipment to keep them current (Section 2(b)(2)(A)(i)).
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Tailored Exposure Limits: The bill allows for the development of specific smoke exposure limits if existing limits are not suited for wildland firefighting settings (Section 2(b)(2)(A)(ii)).
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Integration of Industry Standards: By incorporating the NFPA 1984 standard, the bill ensures the use of recognized standards for respirators in wildland firefighting (Section 2(b)(2)(B)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals or groups are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Union Workers+5Good For Middle Aged+4Good For Rural Residents+4Good For Young Adults+4
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+4Improves Public Land Management+3
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2
- 12/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/18/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
John CurtisRepublican · Utah
Steve DainesRepublican · Montana
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California
Tim SheehyRepublican · Montana