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  • H. R. 1923 — To provide for the implementation of certain recommendations from the Report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:10,913

    The H. R. 1923 bill, known as the "Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025," aims to implement recommendations from the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission report. It establishes initiatives such as a Middle Fire Leaders Academy, a wildfire...

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    The Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025 is a plan to make places safer from big fires by helping train people, improving how smoke is tracked, and sharing important information, but some parts of the plan need clearer rules to make sure the money is spent wisely.

  • S. 279 — To reform and enhance the pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:9,155

    The bill, titled the "Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act," proposes reforms to improve the pay and benefits for U.S. federal wildland firefighters. It introduces special base pay rates, incident response premium pay, and rest and recuperation leave for these...

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    The bill wants to make sure that the people who fight forest fires for the government get paid better and have more benefits, like more money when they are working hard in dangerous situations and getting time to rest. It also wants to give them support for their health and retirement when they are done working as firefighters.