H.R. 5283 · 117th Congress · House

Housing for our Firefighters Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Introduced
Sep 17, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Housing for our Firefighters Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide a housing allowance to any federal wildland firefighter hired at a location more than 50 miles from the firefighter's primary residence.

The allowance shall be in an amount determined appropriate by Interior and USDA and adjusted based on the cost of housing in the area of deployment.

Action Timeline

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  1. OCT 05, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

  2. SEP 22, 2021•Committee

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

  3. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

  6. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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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Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

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Referred: Oct 5, 2021

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Federal Lands Subcommittee

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Referred: Sep 22, 2021

Active

Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Sep 17, 2021

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Sep 17, 2021

Active