# 119-s-4824: Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay Correction Act

119-s-4824, Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay Correction Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4824
- Congress: 119
- Title: Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay Correction Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-22

## Summary

**Would extend hazard pay to federal wildland firefighters for prescribed burns and to smokejumpers when parachuting for duty.** It would add a new subsection to 5 U.S.C. 5545 and direct the Office of Personnel Management to issue implementing regulations within 90 days. - Federal wildland firefighters: Those who ignite, control, or suppress prescribed burns would receive the same pay differential used for fighting forest and range fires on the fireline. - Smokejumpers: Parachute jumps for training, proficiency, or operational purposes would qualify as hazardous duties for the pay differential. - Implementation and timing: OPM would publish regulations within 90 days and the pay change would apply to pay periods beginning after the earlier of those regulations or 90 days after enactment.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Hazard pay for smokejumpers and burns: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would let some federal firefighters get hazard pay for certain duties. It would treat duties that involve igniting, controlling, or suppressing a prescribed burn and parachute jumps by smokejumper firefighters (for training, proficiency, or operational purposes) as hazardous d…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-s-4824 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4824)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4824 (as of 2026-07-22).