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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 2119· Senate(119-SAMDT-2119)

S.Amdt. 2119

Rep. Heinrich
Age: 55 years
New Mexico
Introduced
4/4/2025
Sponsored by
Martin Heinrich
Cosponsors
Democrat - 8Republican - 0
Changes bill
119-HCONRES-14 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

As folks who elected our officials, we need to know what our government is working on. This amendment, submitted by Mr. Heinrich and several other Senators, aims to set up a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting federal wildland firefighters and other federal personnel certified to respond to and support wildland fire management and suppression operations.

What It Aims to Change or Add

This amendment allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to revise certain budget allocations and adjustments. It does this for legislation related to supporting federal wildland firefighters and other certified personnel, as long as that legislation does not increase the deficit from fiscal year 2025 through fiscal year 2034.

The legislation supported by this fund may include:

  • Provisions to recruit and retain such personnel
  • Providing industry-standard leave policies following wildfire deployments
  • Exempting such personnel from hiring freezes
  • Reinstating the employment of such personnel whose positions were terminated during calendar year 2025