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Direct Hire To Fight Fires (H.R. 435)

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Introduced 1/15/2025•119th Congress•House
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Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-432, Part I.

1/8/2026 • House

Summary

Direct Hire To Fight Fires

This bill provides permanent direct-hire authority to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to fill wildland firefighter and firefighting support positions in the Forest Service and Interior agencies.

The bill also requires USDA and Interior to implement policies to recruit and retain wildland firefighters and related personnel, such as by streamlining the hiring process and reducing barriers for firefighters transferring between agencies.

Further, the bill requires USDA and Interior to annually report related data to Congress, including the number of firefighters needed for the coming year, the number of firefighting vacancies in each state, and existing barriers to filling such vacancies. The report must also be made available on a public website.

Introduced in House • 1/15/2025

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Government Operations and Politics
Congressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorEmployee hiringFederal officialsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archives

CBO Cost Estimates (1)

H.R. 435, Direct Hire to Fight Fires

As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 8, 2026

Published: April 14, 2026

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (3)

Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]

Republican • CA-48

Sponsored 1/15/2025

Cosponsors (2)

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Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3]

R-CA-3

Joined 1/15/2025

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Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]

R-CA-23

Joined 1/15/2025

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 15, 2025

Committee Review

July 15, 2025

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

Floor Debate

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Enacted into Law

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House1/15/2025
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Committee Reports (1)

H. Rept. 119-432

Committees

Natural Resources Committee

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Agriculture Committee

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

House

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Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReported by Committee
Cosponsors2
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Sources and method

· Record updated Oct 30, 2026
  • Congress.govLibrary of Congress
    Status, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and text
    Record updated Oct 30, 2026 · Loaded Nov 2, 2026, 9:02 AM ET
  • CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.gov
    Official summary
    Summary of the “Introduced in House” version, Jan 15, 2025 · Loaded Nov 2, 2026, 9:02 AM ET
  • CBO cost estimatesCongressional Budget Office
    Cost estimates
    Latest estimate Apr 14, 2026 · Loaded Nov 2, 2026, 9:02 AM ET
  • USAspending.govU.S. Department of the Treasury
    Related Federal Spending section
  • FEC filingsFederal Election Commission
    Funding & Lobbying section
  • Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House
    Funding & Lobbying section

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