H.R. 743 119th Congress House

Tim’s Act

Official title: To reform and enhance the pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: Joe Neguse Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov

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Mar 7, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Jan 28, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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.

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 10, 1996	Senate · vote #191	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 743	Passed	53–46	See who voted →

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act or Tim's Act

This bill increases compensation and establishes additional benefits and programs for federal wildland firefighters. (These individuals are employed by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, or tribal governments.)

The bill increases the minimum rate of basic pay for wildland firefighters at General Schedule (GS) levels 1 through 15 by percentages specified in the bill, with smaller increases for higher GS levels. The bill also requires comparable increases to the hourly rates paid to prevailing rate employees who are wildland firefighters. It also establishes premium pay for wildland firefighters who respond to certain prolonged fire incidents and are deployed outside of their normal duty stations or to an area adjacent to the incident. These changes take effect after other temporary pay increases for wildland firefighters expire.

The bill also (1) establishes paid rest and recuperation leave; (2) allows certain prior service to be credited for retirement purposes; and (3) provides housing allowances, tuition assistance, and other benefits for wildland firefighters.

Further, the bill directs the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs within the Department of Labor to ensure that psychological stress-related injuries and illnesses correlated to fire response are compensated and to expedite related claims.

The bill also establishes programs to (1) assist the next-of-kin of wildland firefighters and fire support personnel who are critically injured or killed while in the line of duty, and (2) support the mental and physical health of wildland firefighters.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 26

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS
for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
for NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
for NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS
for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
26 filings
SENATE
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
14 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
14 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
14 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
14 filings
Treasury, Dept of
14 filings
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
13 filings

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Cosponsors 16