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H.R. 4274 117th Congress House

Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

Official title: To waive limitations on overtime and premium pay for wildland firefighters, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 30, 2021 Introduced by: Zoe Lofgren Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of CommerceDepartment of the Interior
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FiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementWages and earnings
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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 27, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jun 30, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 2021

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

This bill exempts federal wildland firefighters in the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of Commerce from certain premium pay limitations for work relating to wildfire emergencies.

The bill applies retroactively to January 1, 2020.

Interior and USDA must each separately submit a report to specified congressional committees on the resources, policies, personnel or structural changes, and other investments necessary to support an expanded full-time, year-round firefighting workforce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 138 Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 1
McNerney, Jerry
· Mar 24, 2022
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Sep 14, 2021
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Aug 20, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 30, 2021
Porter, Katie
· Jun 30, 2021
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 30, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4274: Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4274/
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