Contact Congress about H.R. 743: Tim’s Act

Federal wildland firefighters would get higher base pay and extra pay for wildfire assignments. They would also get more health support, recovery leave, retirement help, and family support after serious injury or death.

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Tim’s Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Latest action on H.R. 743: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects federal wildland firefighters and their families. It also affects federal agencies that hire, pay, and manage wildfire crews. Federal structural firefighters, who fight building and facility fires for the federal government, could also see pay and benefits brought closer to wildland firefighter benefits.

Why this matters: Federal wildfire jobs can involve long seasons, dangerous work, and time away from home. This bill tries to make those jobs pay better and offer stronger support. That could help agencies hire and keep enough firefighters. It could also increase federal costs and leave agencies with many details to work out.

Key provisions in H.R. 743

• Federal wildland firefighters would get a new special base pay scale from GS-1 through GS-15. Pay would rise 42% at GS-1 and shrink by grade to 1.5% at GS-15.
• Certain hourly wage-grade wildland firefighters would get similar percentage pay raises. Their pay could not go above Executive Schedule level IV, a senior federal pay cap.
• Firefighters on qualifying wildfire assignments would get extra daily incident pay. It would equal 450% of hourly basic pay, with a $9,000 yearly cap and a GS-10, step 10 limit for higher-paid workers.
• Some wildfire-related extra pay could go above normal federal pay caps. It could go up to Executive Schedule level II, and the Agriculture and Interior Secretaries would have limited power to waive that cap.
• Workers would get paid rest and recovery leave after a qualifying incident. They must use it right away and cannot save it or cash it out later.

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Federal wildland firefighters would get higher base pay and extra pay for wildfire assignments. They would also get more health support, recovery leave, retirement help, and family support after serious injury or death.

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