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Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

3/13/2024, 2:03 AM

Congressional Summary of S 138

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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Current Status of Bill S 138

Bill S 138 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 28, 2021. Bill S 138 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on January 28, 2021.  Bill S 138's most recent activity was Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401. as of June 9, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 138

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
5
Democrat Cosponsors
4
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 138

Primary Policy Focus

Government Operations and Politics

Potential Impact Areas

- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Wages and earnings

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 138

Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act
A bill to waive certain pay limitations for Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior employees engaged in emergency wildland fire suppression activities, and for other purposes.
Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act
Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 138

Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
CaliforniaDemocrat
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
OregonDemocrat
Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
NevadaDemocrat
Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla
CaliforniaDemocrat
Ben Ray Lujan
Ben Ray Lujan
New MexicoDemocrat
Steve Daines
Steve Daines
MontanaRepublican

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