Direct Hire To Fight Fires

Summary

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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Timeline

1. 15 January 2025

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 April 2025

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

   Source: Committee

5. 15 July 2025

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 July 2025

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

   Source: Committee

7. 8 January 2026

   Reported

   Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-432, Part I.

   Source: Committee

8. 8 January 2026

   Reported

   Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-432, Part I.

   Source: Committee

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2 official files

• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 January 2025

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 January 2025

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Sponsors

• Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
• Kevin Kiley · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] · R · Sponsor
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• · hsag00 · Standing
• · hsgo00 · Standing

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