House Bill 4274
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 30, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4274
Congress
117
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
June 30, 2021
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10/27/2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
09/14/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
07/27/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
06/30/2021
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.
06/30/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 9, 2023 5:47:08 PM