US SB950 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2561-2563)
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2561-2563)
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act This bill requires the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to work with states and the Workforce Development Committee of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group to merge the Incident Qualification System and the Incident Qualification and Certification System into a single system by September 30, 2025. The Office of Personnel Management shall establish a pilot program for seasonal or temporary federal employees, whose duties primarily involve being a firefighter. This bill allows wildland firefighters of the Forest Service or Interior who sustained injuries in the performance of their duties that prevent them from performing the physical duties of a firefighter, but who commence an equivalent federal position after receiving compensation for their work injuries, to retain the same retirement benefits that they would have received in their former position had they not been injured or disabled, without requiring them to complete any more years of service. Compensation for disability or death of Forest Service and Interior wildland firefighters must include overtime pay received for wildfire suppression activity.
Title
Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2561-2563) |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Interior
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
National and community service
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Temporary and part-time employment
Worker safety and health
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Interior
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
National and community service
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Temporary and part-time employment
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/950/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s950/BILLS-115s950is.pdf |
