Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay Correction Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Jun 18, 2026
What it does
The Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay Correction Act would amend federal law to provide hazard pay for federal firefighters who perform prescribed burns or serve as smokejumpers, equating their pay differential to that of wildfire suppression on the fireline. It affects federal employees engaged in ignition, control, or suppression of prescribed burns, as well as smokejumper firefighters conducting parachute jumps for training, proficiency, or operational purposes. The bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to issue implementing regulations within 90 days of enactment, with the pay provisions taking effect after either the regulations are issued or 90 days post-enactment, whichever…
No official summary is available here. This one was written by AI from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
In the news
Reporting that may mention this subject. Possible matches are labeled.
Loading coverage…
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.