3.0.0 3499 2025-05-27T14:13:46Z 2025-05-27T14:13:46Z House H HR 2023-05-18 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 84 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ISSA:H.R. 3499.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18The single subject of this legislation is:To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide directhire authority to appoint individuals to Federal wildlandfirefighting and firefighting support positions in the ForestService or the Department of the Interior, and for otherpurposes.[Page H2458]</pre> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Discharged from 2023-07-26T20:08:53Z Hearings By (subcommittee) 2023-05-23T20:08:28Z Referred to 2023-05-22T19:57:08Z Reported By 2024-10-22T16:31:04Z Markup By 2023-07-26T20:09:14Z Discharged from 2023-07-26T20:08:53Z Referred To 2023-05-18T13:05:40Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee Referred to 2023-06-23T18:30:00Z Referred To 2023-05-18T13:05:45Z hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-05-18T13:05:35Z H. Rept. 118-714 118 3268 S 2023-11-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2024-10-22 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-714, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2024-10-22 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-714, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2023-07-26 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 0. Committee 2023-07-26 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2023-07-26 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged. Committee 2023-06-23 hsag15 Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry. Committee 2023-05-23 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2023-05-22 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2023-05-18 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-05-18 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2023-05-18 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 2023-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 48 N L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2023-05-18 True K000401 Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3] Kevin Kiley R CA 3 2023-06-21 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] Ken Calvert R CA 41 2024-05-21 False 2024-12-05T19:54:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61057 As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resourceson October 22, 2024 Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight 2023-06-26T18:01:35Z Department of Agriculture 2023-06-26T18:01:35Z Department of the Interior 2023-06-26T18:01:35Z Employee hiring 2023-06-26T18:01:35Z Federal officials 2023-06-26T18:01:35Z Fires 2023-06-26T18:01:35Z First responders and emergency personnel 2023-06-26T18:01:35Z Forests, forestry, trees 2023-06-26T18:01:35Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2023-06-26T18:01:35Z Government information and archives 2023-06-26T18:01:35Z Government Operations and Politics 2023-06-09T15:30:27Z

00 2023-05-18 Introduced in House 2024-06-11T14:54:40Z <p><strong>Direct Hire To Fight Fires</strong></p><p>This bill provides permanent direct-hire authority to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to fill wildland firefighter and firefighting support positions in the Forest Service and Interior agencies.</p><p>The bill also requires USDA and Interior to implement policies to recruit and retain wildland firefighters and related personnel, such as by streamlining the hiring process and reducing barriers for firefighters transferring between agencies.</p><p>Further, the bill requires USDA and Interior to annually report related data to Congress, including the number of firefighters needed for the coming year, the number of firefighting vacancies in each state, and existing barriers to filling such vacancies. The report must also be made available on a public website.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

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