S. 135

119th Congress

In Committee

Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025

Sponsored byDemocrat:Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]CA· Introduced 16 January 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

16 January 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 21 July 2025

Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025

This bill establishes specialized pay for federal wildland firefighters.

Specifically, the bill provides for a specialized pay schedule for wildland firefighters in the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior. The specialized pay schedule is based on the General Schedule, increased by a specified percentage depending on the position grade (the higher the grade, the lower the percentage adjustment).

The bill also provides for specialized premium pay for wildland firefighters who respond to certain prolonged fire incidents (i.e., those that are not contained within 36 hours). It also provides for paid rest and recuperation leave in conjunction with such responses. 

Timeline

2 actions

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  2. Introduced in Senate

    16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

9 cosponsors

Sponsor

Democrat:Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]CA

Cosponsors

  • Democrat444%
  • Republican556%

Classification

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Legislative subjects

Congressional oversightEmployee leaveFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesWages and earnings

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 5 on 16 January 2025 to 9 on 28 January 2025.

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