119th Congress Government Operations and Politics
S. 135: Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill establishes specialized pay for federal wildland firefighters.
Specifically, the bill provides for a specialized pay schedule for wildland firefighters in the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior. The specialized pay schedule is based on the General Schedule, increased by a specified percentage depending on the position grade (the higher the grade, the lower the percentage adjustment).
The bill also provides for specialized premium pay for wildland firefighters who respond to certain prolonged fire incidents (i.e., those that are not contained within 36 hours). It also provides for paid rest and recuperation leave in conjunction with such responses.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- John Barrasso R-WYOriginal
- Steve Daines R-MTOriginal
- Martin Heinrich D-NMOriginal
- Adam Schiff D-CAOriginal
- Tim Sheehy R-MTOriginal
- John Curtis R-UT
- Cynthia Lummis R-WY
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Gary Peters D-MI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Alejandro Padilla SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Alejandro Padilla.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.