Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 30, 2021)
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.
What just happenedOct 27, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 30, 2021
- Oct 27, 2021Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Sep 14, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Jul 27, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Jun 30, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Agriculture Committee - Jun 30, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Natural Resources Committee - Jun 30, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Jun 30, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 30, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House