Forest Wildfire Emergency Pay Equity Act of 1988
Public Law 100-523 · S. 1911 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 24, 1988 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)
Cosponsors (17): Sen. Pete Domenici, Sen. Alan Cranston,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Forest Wildfire Emergency Pay Equity Act of 1988 - Allows Federal forest firefighters to be paid overtime without limitation while serving during forest wildfire emergencies.
Prohibits the annual salary of a forest firefighter from exceeding the maximum payable to a GS-15.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · referred to
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Oct 24, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-523.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 14, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 6, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Sep 30, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Sep 23, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jul 14, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Dec 3, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.