Sponsor

Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48](R-CA-48)

2 cosponsors

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.

Subjects

Congressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorEmployee hiringFederal officialsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archives

Actions (10)

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

Jan 8, 2026House floor actions

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

Jan 8, 2026Library of Congress

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 15, 2025House committee actions

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jul 15, 2025House committee actions

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Apr 4, 2025House committee actions

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.

Jan 15, 2025House floor actions

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.

Jan 15, 2025House floor actions

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.

Jan 15, 2025House floor actions

Introduced in House

Jan 15, 2025Library of Congress

Introduced in House

Jan 15, 2025Library of Congress