# 119-hr-3614: FIRE Act

119-hr-3614, FIRE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3614
- Congress: 119
- Title: FIRE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would extend workplace safety and wage protections to incarcerated firefighters.** It also would fund state and federal grant programs to enforce those protections, create a reentry job program, and set a federal court-based expungement process. - Workers: Would treat incarcerated firefighters as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and cover them under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and would exclude board, lodging, and certain court-imposed fees when calculating wages. - States and employers: Would create a Labor Department grant program to help states change and enforce safety laws at correctional facilities, authorizing $100 million per year for FY2026–FY2031 and requiring grant recipients to certify protections and report injuries and noncompliance. - Reentry and records: Would add a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act reentry grant program focused on job training and placement during the 180-day reentry period, and would create federal expungement procedures with timelines, appointed counsel for indigent petitioners, and limits on disclosure of sealed records. *Would authorize $100 million per year for FY2026–FY2031 for the Labor grant program and reserve $400,000 under the amended Title I program, which would increase federal spending accordingly.*

## Cosponsors (11)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Expungement path for incarcerated firefighters: benefit, medium. If enacted, eligible incarcerated firefighters could ask the convicting court to expunge their federal record after finishing sentence requirements. A court would have to grant a petition filed at least 7 years after finishing the sentence, and could grant one after 1 year. The U.S. Attorney could…
- Fair pay rules for incarcerated firefighters: benefit, medium. If enacted, incarcerated firefighters would be treated as employees of the agency or contractor that runs the facility. Board, lodging, and other facility costs would not count as wages. Amounts taken for certain court fees would also not count as wages when figuring pay.
- Safety grants and reports for incarcerated firefighters: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Labor Department would give states grants to expand and enforce safety protections for incarcerated firefighters. It would authorize $100 million each year for FY2026–FY2031, available until spent. The Attorney General would also set aside $400,000 a year for states and localities t…
- Job training for former incarcerated firefighters: benefit, low. If enacted, new grants would fund training, job placement, and mentoring for former incarcerated firefighters. Help would focus on the 180 days after release. Nonprofits, workforce boards, and governments could run these programs if they meet federal rules.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3614 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3614)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3614 (as of 2026-04-21).