H.R. 4274 · 117th Congress · House

Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

Active· Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Introduced
Jun 30, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

This bill exempts federal wildland firefighters in the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of Commerce from certain premium pay limitations for work relating to wildfire emergencies.

The bill applies retroactively to January 1, 2020.

Interior and USDA must each separately submit a report to specified congressional committees on the resources, policies, personnel or structural changes, and other investments necessary to support an expanded full-time, year-round firefighting workforce.

Action Timeline

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  1. OCT 27, 2021•Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  2. SEP 14, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

  3. JUL 27, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

  4. JUN 30, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. JUN 30, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. JUN 30, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  7. JUN 30, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  8. JUN 30, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Committees

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Federal Lands Subcommittee

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Referred: Oct 27, 2021

Active

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

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Referred: Sep 14, 2021

Active

Federal Lands Subcommittee

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Referred: Jul 27, 2021

Active

Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Jun 30, 2021

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Jun 30, 2021

Active

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Jun 30, 2021

Active