Expand health care coverage protections for all personnel who support fire activities and are exposed to fire-related hazards.

Brittany Pettersen · Colorado · Democratic

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Representatives Pettersen and Lawler also introduced the Wildfire Responder Protection Act, which will expand the definition of “firefighter” to include all personnel who support fire activities and are exposed to fire-related hazards to ensure all those who fight fires are entitled to the proper health care coverage when they are exposed to hazardous conditions.

Pettersen introduced legislation to expand firefighter health coverage protections to all fire-support personnel exposed to hazardous conditions.

In Response to the Aspen Acres and Willow Fires, Rep. Pettersen Leads Bipartisan Wildfire Mitigation Package | U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen
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Evidence

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Congress.gov lists Rep. Brittany Pettersen as a cosponsor and shows the latest action as referral to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture, with status Introduced.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Pettersen took concrete legislative action by cosponsoring Tim’s Act in the 119th Congress, but the bill had not advanced beyond introduction/subcommittee referral, so it does not prove delivery by the Aug. 12, 2026 refresh.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R.743 - Tim’s Act, 119th Congress: All Information
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The bill covers positions that support wildland fire management and would require OWCP to ensure long-term coverage for fire-related psychological injuries and expedite claims for incident-support personnel.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text materially matches the commitment by extending health-related protections to federal wildland firefighters and support personnel exposed through fire activities, but because it remains only introduced, it supports unresolved status rather than delivery.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 743 (IH) - Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. later_term A for effort

Pettersen materially advanced the promise by serving as an original cosponsor of H.R.743, Tim's Act, which would extend benefits and health-related coverage protections to federal wildland firefighters and support personnel exposed to fire hazards. However, as of the August 12, 2026 refresh, Congress.gov still listed the bill only as introduced and referred to subcommittee, with no House passage, Senate passage, enactment, or implemented executive outcome. That is a serious legislative attempt but not fulfillment of the promised expansion.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%