HR 4274 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

Introduced 2021-06-30· Sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2021-10-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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