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H.R. 435In committee
Direct Hire To Fight Fires
Introduced: Jan 15, 2025
Latest action date: Jan 8, 2026
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Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-432, Part I.
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- 119th Congress
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- Jan 15, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
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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Congressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorEmployee hiringFederal officialsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archives
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Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
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Agriculture Committee
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Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-432, Part I.
CommitteeHouse floor actionsReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-432, Part I.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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