Search Results: keywords:"timely payments"

  • H. R. 3396 — An Act To require the standardization of reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements, and for other purposes.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:483

    H.R. 3396, known as the “Fire Department Repayment Act of 2023,” aims to standardize the agreements for sharing costs involved in fighting fires. The bill instructs the Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, Homeland Security, and Defense to set up guidelines to ensure...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 3396 is a plan to make sure firefighters get paid back faster and more fairly when they help put out big fires. It asks important people in the government to create clear rules for sharing the costs so everyone knows what to expect.

  • H. R. 345 — To require the standardization of reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:543

    H.R. 345, known as the “Fire Department Repayment Act of 2025,” aims to standardize the agreements related to the sharing of costs for fire suppression efforts. The bill requires the establishment of standard operating procedures for payment timelines under existing fire...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 345 is a bill that wants to make sure everyone agrees on how to share the costs when there are big fires. It says that the government should pay local fire departments quickly after they've helped put out a fire, no later than a year.