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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.
Introduced
Jan 15, 2025
Last Action
Jan 8, 2026
Session
119th Congress
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
Passage Probability
20% — Moderate
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-432, Part I.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Introduced in House
Referred 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.
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