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S4824Referred to Committee

A bill to amend section 5545 of title 5, United States Code, to provide hazard pay for carrying out prescribed burns, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-18
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Tim Sheehy
Tim Sheehy
Republican · MT · Senator
Votes with party: 75.1% (816 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$0k

Full profile: /officials/S001232

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

4 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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

2026-06-18

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

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  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-06-18

Plain-English Summary

Federal employees who conduct prescribed burns—controlled fires used to prevent dangerous wildfires—would receive extra hazard pay for this risky work. The change would update federal pay rules to recognize the dangers these workers face while protecting forests and communities from uncontrolled fires.

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