Congress 117 - HR 4274 - Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

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Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of the Interior Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government Operations and Politics Wages and earnings

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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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Oct 27, 2021

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 27, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jun 30, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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.
Jun 30, 2021

Introduced in House

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