To provide for the appropriate designation of certain Federal positions involved in wildland fire suppression activities.
Federal Wildland Firefighter Classification Act - Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in the administration of federal law governing the classification of certain positions in the federal government, to ensure that the official title assigned to any class or other category of positions that consists primarily or exclusively of forest technician positions, range technician positions, or any other category of positions the duties and responsibilities of which include significant wildland fire suppression activities shall include the designation of "Wildland Firefighter" or words to that effect.
Entitles an employee in an occupational series covering positions for which the primary duties are wildland firefighting, as determined by OPM, to the hazardous duty pay differential.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Mr. Souder moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8966-8967)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5697.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8966)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8966)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
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