HR 6195 United States House · 118th Congress

Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

HR 6195, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, modifies federal pay rules for wildland firefighters and related personnel employed by the Forest Service, Department of the Interior, and National Weather Service. It establishes that premium pay earned during wildfire suppression activities (excluding prescribed fires) will be disregarded when calculating total pay for certain pay limits, preventing these employees from exceeding the Executive Schedule Level II pay cap. The bill requires the Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, and Commerce to submit a hiring plan by March 2024 to ensure sufficient staffing without triggering pay caps. The changes take effect in January 2024 for most provisions and October 2023 for premium pay adjustments.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Nov 2023

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Introduced Nov 2, 2023 Last action Mar 1, 2024

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Mar 1, 2024

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

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Nov 2, 2023

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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

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Nov 2, 2023

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1 primary · 12 co-sponsors