Govoptes

HR 435 ยท Direct Hire To Fight Fires

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

Introduced
Jan 15, 2025
Latest action
Jan 8, 2026
Sponsor
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA-48]
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Cosponsors
2

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.

Recent actions

  1. Jan 8, 2026 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-432, Part I.
  2. Jan 8, 2026 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-432, Part I.
  3. Jul 15, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Jul 15, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Apr 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
  6. Jan 15, 2025 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.
  7. Jan 15, 2025 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.
  8. Jan 15, 2025 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.

Votes

No recorded votes are available for this bill.

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