Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act
Latest action · Feb 8, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act
This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to develop a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. The series must apply to the following positions
- forestry technician;
- range technician;
- other positions related to significant prevention, preparedness, control, suppression, or management activities for wildland firefighters; and
- other positions conducting activities necessary to meet any other emergency incident.
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture must use the series in the advertising and hiring of a wildland firefighter.
The bill requires an employee in a wildland firefighter occupational series to receive a pay differential based on the unusual physical hardship or hazardous nature of the position.
An individual employed as a wildland firefighter on the date on which the occupational series takes effect may (1) remain in the occupational series in which the individual is working, or (2) be included in the wildland firefighter occupational series.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2021 to Sep 21, 2021, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Sep 21, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1221 | Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act | Identical bill | Apr 20, 2021 |
Subjects
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Text 1
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- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in House
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