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H.R. 1747 117th Congress House

Direct Hire To Fight Fires

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide direct hire authority to appoint individuals to Federal firefighting and firefighting support positions in the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide direct hire authority to appoint individuals to Federal firefighting and firefighting support positions in the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 2021 Introduced by: Darrell Issa Republican · California See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Aviation and airportsDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorEmployee hiring
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FiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementTransportation employees
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Latest action March 10, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Direct Hire To Fight Fires

This bill provides direct-hire authority to the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior for purposes of filling wildland and structural firefighting positions, including support positions, in the Forest Service and Interior agencies.

Direct-hire authority is an expedited hiring authority that currently may be issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to fill positions in the competitive service for which there is a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates. The OPM may issue such authority to agencies upon written request or upon an independent assessment that there is a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates for specific positions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 14, 2021
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Obernolte, Jay
California · Apr 8, 2021
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Apr 5, 2021
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 26, 2021
Steel, Michelle
· Mar 26, 2021
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LaMalfa, Doug
California · Mar 10, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1747: Direct Hire To Fight Fires. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1747/
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"H.R. 1747: Direct Hire To Fight Fires." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1747/.
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H.R. 1747, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1747/.
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