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HR 4695 100th Congress House

Forest Wildfire Emergency Pay Equity Act of 1988

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow all forest fire fighting employees to be paid overtime without limitation while serving on forest fire emergencies.

Introduced: October 6, 1988 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Civil service compensationFederal employeesFederal employees and officialsFire fighters
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Fires and Fire FightersForest firesForests and forest productsOvertime
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Jun 2, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
May 26, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 26, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 3, 1988

Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forest Wildfire Emergency Pay Equity Act of 1988 - Allows Federal forest firefighters to be paid overtime without limitation while serving during forest wildfire emergencies.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1911 Identical bill Forest Wildfire Emergency Pay Equity Act of 1988
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 6, 1988
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 27, 1988
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 26, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4695: Forest Wildfire Emergency Pay Equity Act of 1988. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4695/
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"H.R. 4695: Forest Wildfire Emergency Pay Equity Act of 1988." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4695/.
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H.R. 4695, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4695/.
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