Search Results: keywords:"training standards"

  • H. R. 9547 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on firefighter rapid intervention team training and equipment at Department of Defense facilities.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:496

    H. R. 9547, known as the “Improving Military Firefighter Safety Act of 2024,” aims to ensure the effectiveness and consistency of firefighter training and equipment at Department of Defense facilities. It directs the Secretary of Defense to study current training standards...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 9547 is a plan to check if firefighters on military bases have everything they need to do their job safely. They want to make sure if a firefighter was hurt before, better gear or training might have helped, and they want a report about it by the end of next September.

  • S. 4743 — To improve the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:748

    The bill, titled the “Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act,” aims to improve the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program by refining training requirements for unpaid volunteers. It seeks to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to ensure training standards are regularly reviewed...

    Simple Explanation

    The "Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act" wants to make sure people who help out in old folks' homes get the right training they need without wasting time, and it also wants a special group to study how to have the right number of helpers in those homes.