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S. 138 117th Congress Senate

Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

Official title: A bill to waive certain pay limitations for Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior employees engaged in emergency wildland fire suppression activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 19, 2021 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Department of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorFiresFirst responders and emergency personnel
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Forests, forestry, treesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementWages and earnings
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 9, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
Jun 9, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-119.
Nov 3, 2021
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S201-202)
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 9, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

This bill exempts federal wildland firefighters, fire management response officials, and accompanying incident meteorologists and management teams in the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and the National Weather Service from certain premium pay limitations for work relating to wildfire emergencies.

The bill applies to premium pay for 2022.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4274 Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act
  • HR 5118 Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 24, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 31, 2022
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 19, 2021
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 19, 2021
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Mar 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 138: Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-138/
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"S. 138: Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-138/.
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S. 138, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-138/.
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