2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB435: Direct Hire To Fight Fires
Legislative Summary
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide direct hire authority to appoint individuals to Federal wildland firefighting and firefighting support positions in the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.
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Bill History
1/15/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture(House of Representatives)
