HR 743 · in committee · significant
Tim’s Act
- labor
What this bill does
- The bill raises pay for federal wildland firefighters and adds benefits like housing allowances and tuition assistance.
- Federal wildland firefighters employed by Agriculture, Interior, or tribal governments are affected.
- Pay increases take effect after temporary increases expire; worker compensation for fire-related psychological injuries is expedited.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would raising federal wildland firefighter pay and housing allowances affect recruitment and retention compared to current turnover rates?
- 02
What trade-offs exist between funding these firefighter benefits and other federal land management priorities like forest maintenance?
- 03
Why does the bill specifically expedite worker compensation for psychological injuries, and what evidence supports this change?
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Sponsor · D-CO-2
Joe Neguse
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
14/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-07
Joining the bill
Brittany Pettersen
D-CO-7 · original
Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original
Don Bacon
R-NE-2 · original
Melanie A. Stansbury
D-NM-1 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
Josh Harder
D-CA-9 · original
Val T. Hoyle
D-OR-4 · original
Zoe Lofgren
D-CA-18 · original
Mike Levin
D-CA-49 · original
Mike Thompson
D-CA-4
Michael Lawler
R-NY-17
Kim Schrier
D-WA-8
+ 2 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-07 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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