House Bill 1747
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Direct Hire To Fight Fires
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 10, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1747
Congress
117
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Direct Hire To Fight Fires
This bill provides direct-hire authority to the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior for purposes of filling wildland and structural firefighting positions, including support positions, in the Forest Service and Interior agencies.
Direct-hire authority is an expedited hiring authority that currently may be issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to fill positions in the competitive service for which there is a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates. The OPM may issue such authority to agencies upon written request or upon an independent assessment that there is a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates for specific positions.
March 10, 2021
03/10/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
03/10/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:21 PM