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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 84 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]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]
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Federal Lands Subcommittee
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Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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H. Rept. 118-714

- Direct Hire to Fight Fires Act of 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-714, Part I.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-714, Part I.
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 0.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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H.R. 3499, Direct Hire To Fight Fires
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61057
As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resourceson October 22, 2024
Government Operations and Politics
- Congressional oversight
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- Department of Agriculture
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- Department of the Interior
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- Employee hiring
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- Federal officials
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- Fires
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- First responders and emergency personnel
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- Forests, forestry, trees
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- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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- Government information and archives
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Government Operations and Politics
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2023-05-18
Introduced in House
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Direct Hire To Fight Fires
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.
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.
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.

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Direct Hire To Fight Fires
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Direct Hire To Fight Fires
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Introduced in House
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide direct hire authority to appoint individuals to Federal wildland firefighting and firefighting support positions in the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in House
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-714, Part I.
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