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HR 2963 108th Congress House

Federal Wildland Firefighter Emergency Response Compensation Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Civil service retirementDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorEmergency Management
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Federal employeesFire fightersFire preventionForest firesLabor and EmploymentWages
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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.
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Aug 25, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Jul 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jul 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Wildland Firefighter Emergency Response Compensation Act of 2003 - Entitles a wildland firefighter employed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior to compensation for the entire period of time such firefighter is engaged in officially ordered or approved duties in responding to a wildland fire or other emergency. Limits such compensation, for any 24-hour period, to the sum of 16 times the firefighter's hourly rate of basic pay, and eight times the firefighter's overtime hourly rate of pay.

Treats wildland firefighter compensation received pursuant to this Act as basic pay for Federal retirement pay purposes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 7, 2004
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 18, 2003
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2963: Federal Wildland Firefighter Emergency Response Compensation Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2963/
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"H.R. 2963: Federal Wildland Firefighter Emergency Response Compensation Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2963/.
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