# 115-hr-3907: Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act

115-hr-3907, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3907
- Congress: 115
- Title: Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced: 2017-10-02
- Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to develop a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. The series must apply to the following positions:  forestry technician; range technician; other positions related to significant prevention, preparedness, control, suppression, or management activities for wildland firefighters; and other positions conducting activities necessary to meet any other emergency incident. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture must use the series in the advertising and hiring of a wildland firefighter. The bill requires an employee in a wildland firefighter occupational series to receive a pay differential based on the unusual physical hardship or hazardous nature of the position. An individual employed as a wildland firefighter on the date on which the occupational series takes effect may: (1) remain in the occupational series in which the individual is working, or (2) be included in the wildland firefighter occupational series.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act
- 115-hr-3976: Access to Marketplace Insurance Act
- 115-hr-3770: Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-3907 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3907)

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- [115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4732)
- [115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4256)
- [115-hr-3976: Access to Marketplace Insurance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3976)
- [115-hr-3770: Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3770)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3907 (as of 2025-11-18).