S 279 · in committee · significant
Tim’s Act
- labor
What this bill does
- This bill increases pay and benefits for federal wildland firefighters employed by agriculture, interior, and tribal agencies.
- Wildland firefighters at all pay levels are affected, along with their families and next-of-kin.
- The bill raises minimum pay by specified percentages, adds premium pay for deployments, and funds new health and housing programs.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would increasing wildland firefighter pay and benefits affect the federal budget compared to current spending on wildfire suppression and prevention?
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What specific health and housing challenges do wildland firefighters currently face that this bill's new programs aim to address?
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If this bill raises pay for federal wildland firefighters, how might it influence recruitment and retention compared to state and private sector wildfire positions?
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Sponsor · D-CO
Michael F. Bennet
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Introduced 2025-01-28
Legislative timeline
2025-01-28 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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