To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a special limitation on pay for wildland fire responders, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a special limitation on pay for wildland fire responders, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H5CBE478160B94EC7A56FD6580E53D991: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act.
- Section HD2DE2B56EE6743D49B134CCC810D081A: 2. Special limitations on pay for wildland fire responders Subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— in section 5541(2)(xi), by...
- Section HD6BE753279114019B1B19EB9848BCCA0: 5547a. Special limitations on premium pay for employees engaged in wildland firefighting In this section— the term covered employee means an employee of the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a special limitation on pay for wildland fire responders, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a special limitation on pay for wildland fire responders, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Huffman, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
wages, environmental differential pay, and night shift differential pay
wages, environmental differential pay, and night shift differential pay
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