Congress proposes higher base pay and new health, leave, and retirement benefits for wildland firefighters
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No action since January 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Explains the new permanent pay tables and premium pay created in the FY2025 funding package, and notes remaining workforce issues (housing, rest/recuperation, mental health) that overlap with Tim’s Act goals.
Covers the permanent pay fix and incident-response premium pay in a spending bill; provides context for why lawmakers continue pushing broader packages like Tim’s Act on benefits, housing, and health supports.
Wildland-focused outlet summarizing the FY2025 budget deal’s permanent pay changes and incident response premium pay—overlapping with key compensation concepts contained in Tim’s Act.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Tim’s Act
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