HR 4274 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2021-10-27)
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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.…
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Cosponsors (10)
9 Democrats1 Republican