Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

Summary

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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.

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Bill Progress

Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill

Introduced(1/28/21)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Feinstein

(D) CA

Cosponsors (5)

Padilla

Senate (D) California

Daines

Senate (R) Montana

Rosen

Senate (D) Nevada

Wyden

Senate (D) Oregon

Luján

Senate (D) New Mexico

Topics

Government Spending & Operations

Employment

Environment & Public Lands

Latest Action

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

Jun 9, 2022