Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

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Bill Number

S 138

Introduced

Jan 28, 2021

Latest Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

Topics

Department of Agriculture 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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Summary

Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

This bill exempts federal wildland firefighters, fire management response officials, and accompanying incident meteorologists and management teams in the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and the National Weather Service from certain premium pay limitations for work relating to wildfire emergencies.

The bill applies to premium pay for 2022.

Actions

Jun 9, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
Jun 9, 2022

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-119.
Nov 3, 2021

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S201-202)
Jan 28, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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