Wildland Firefighters Health Protection Act
Latest action · Jul 10, 2012 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 10, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wildland Firefighters Health Protection Act - Defines "wildland firefighter" as an employee of a federal land management agency who performs work directly related to the prevention, control, suppression, and management of wildfires, including an employee who is assigned to support wildland fire suppression activities and an employee who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position.
Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in cooperation with such agencies, to commence development of a separate wildland firefighter occupational series that will more accurately reflect the variety of duties performed.
Requires a wildland firefighter's hours of work officially ordered or approved in excess of 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day to be considered overtime work. Makes time the firefighter is away from his or her official duty station assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-positioned for emergency response compensable as work time. Includes hazardous duty differentials as basic pay for retirement purposes.
Prohibits OPM from excluding wildland firefighters from federal employees' group life insurance (FEGLI) and from federal health care benefits.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 12, 2012 to Sep 20, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Jul 12, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 12, 2012 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jul 19, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 20, 2012 |
Actions 2
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- Jul 10, 2012Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Subjects
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- Jul 10, 2012Introduced in House
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