Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act
Latest action · Apr 26, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2561-2563)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act
This bill requires the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to work with states and the Workforce Development Committee of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group to merge the Incident Qualification System and the Incident Qualification and Certification System into a single system by September 30, 2025.
The Office of Personnel Management shall establish a pilot program for seasonal or temporary federal employees, whose duties primarily involve being a firefighter.
This bill allows wildland firefighters of the Forest Service or Interior who sustained injuries in the performance of their duties that prevent them from performing the physical duties of a firefighter, but who commence an equivalent federal position after receiving compensation for their work injuries, to retain the same retirement benefits that they would have received in their former position had they not been injured or disabled, without requiring them to complete any more years of service.
Compensation for disability or death of Forest Service and Interior wildland firefighters must include overtime pay received for wildfire suppression activity.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2017 to Dec 6, 2017, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Dec 6, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Apr 26, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2561-2563)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Interior
- Disability and paralysis
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- National and community service
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2017Introduced in Senate
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