US Congress House Bill 6092 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: Introduced on July 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-07-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Wildland Firefighters Health Protection Act - Defines "wildland firefighter" as an employee of a federal land management agency who performs work directly related to the prevention, control, suppression, and management of wildfires, including an employee who is assigned to support wildland fire suppression activities and an employee who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position. Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in cooperation with such agencies, to commence development of a separate wildland firefighter occupational series that will more accurately reflect the variety of duties performed. Requires a wildland firefighter's hours of work officially ordered or approved in excess of 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day to be considered overtime work. Makes time the firefighter is away from his or her official duty station assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-positioned for emergency response compensable as work time. Includes hazardous duty differentials as basic pay for retirement purposes. Prohibits OPM from excluding wildland firefighters from federal employees' group life insurance (FEGLI) and from federal health care benefits.

Wildland Firefighters Health Protection Act

Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6092/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6092/BILLS-112hr6092ih.pdf