Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
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This bill would create a two-year pilot to hire veterans for wildland firefighting within federal agencies. The Department of Veterans Affairs would run the pilot while the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior identify vacant firefighting positions for veterans.
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If enacted, the VA would run a pilot to hire veterans into wildland firefighting jobs at the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior. Those departments would list open roles and, when possible, hire the veterans into them. Veterans in the pilot would be federal employees under civil service rules. The pilot could tie into the Defense Department’s SkillBridge program for transitioning service members. Jobs would require the yearly wildland fire qualifications set by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
If enacted, the VA would issue best-practice guidelines for agencies that hire transitioning service members. The guidance would use lessons from the Warrior Training Advancement Course. It would also include ways to cut costs.
If enacted, the hiring pilot would end two years after the VA starts it. After that, agencies would not be able to hire through this pilot unless Congress extends it.
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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