3.0.0 949 2023-01-11T13:36:55Z 2023-01-11T13:36:55Z Senate S 2017-04-26 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-04-26T17:02:50Z Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act 115 3907 HR 2017-10-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Identical bill CRS 2017-04-26 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2561) IntroReferral 2017-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2017-04-26 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-12-06 False Government Operations and Politics Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2017-12-26T18:38:21Z Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act

This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to develop a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. The series must apply to the following positions:

  • forestry technician;
  • range technician;
  • other positions related to significant prevention, preparedness, control, suppression, or management activities for wildland firefighters; and
  • other positions conducting activities necessary to meet any other emergency incident.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture must use the series in the advertising and hiring of a wildland firefighter.

The bill requires an employee in a wildland firefighter occupational series to receive a pay differential based on the unusual physical hardship or hazardous nature of the position.

An individual employed as a wildland firefighter on the date on which the occupational series takes effect may: (1) remain in the occupational series in which the individual is working, or (2) be included in the wildland firefighter occupational series.

]]> Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act Display Title Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to create a classification that more accurately reflects the vital role of wildland firefighters. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act Introduced in Senate 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s949is/xml/BILLS-115s949is.xml 2017-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2561) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.