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HR 5283 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Housing for our Firefighters Act

Introduced: September 17, 2021 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Sep 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Sep 17, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Sep 17, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Housing for our Firefighters Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide a housing allowance to any federal wildland firefighter hired at a location more than 50 miles from the firefighter's primary residence.

The allowance shall be in an amount determined appropriate by Interior and USDA and adjusted based on the cost of housing in the area of deployment.

What's happening now October 5, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5283: Housing for our Firefighters Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5283/
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"H.R. 5283: Housing for our Firefighters Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5283/.
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H.R. 5283, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5283/.
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