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H.R. 3363 114th Congress House

Federal Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act

Official title: To implement reforms to the Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address the complexities of 21st century wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner.

Introduced: February 29, 2016 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorFires
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First responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)
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Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 29, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 29, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act

Requires the Office of Personnel Management to develop a separate and distinct wildland firefighter occupational series that more accurately reflects the variety of duties performed by such firefighters. Defines a "wildland firefighter" as a federal land management agency employee whose duties are primarily to perform work directly related to the prevention, control, suppression, and management of wildfires.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Garamendi, John
California · Feb 29, 2016
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 17, 2015
Walters, Mimi
· Sep 17, 2015
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 29, 2015
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 29, 2015
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Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Jul 29, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3363: Federal Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3363/
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"H.R. 3363: Federal Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3363/.
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H.R. 3363, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3363/.
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