Secure permanent pay increases for federal wildland firefighters.

Michael K. Simpson · Idaho · Republican

spending impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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Sec. 1807 states that sections 456 and 457 of H.R. 8998, as passed by the House on July 24, 2024, are enacted into law. Those incorporated sections created special base rates and incident response premium pay for federal wildland firefighters.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress enacted the permanent wildland firefighter pay provisions into law through Public Law 119-4, satisfying the core commitment to secure permanent pay increases.

delivered same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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OPM’s 2026 GW salary table lists wildland firefighters under Pay Plan GW, special base rates at grades GS-1 through GS-15, effective January 2026, with annual rates by grade and step.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The federal pay system is implementing the new wildland firefighter special base-rate pay plan in 2026, with no sign in the lookback window of repeal or reversal.

delivered same_term A for effort

Salary Table 2026-GW: Wildland Firefighters under Pay Plan GW
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The promised outcome was achieved during Simpson's continuing federal House service: Congress enacted permanent federal wildland firefighter pay reforms in Public Law 119-4 in March 2025, and OPM implemented the new GW wildland firefighter special base-rate pay plan. Candidate credit is supported because Simpson chaired the relevant Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee and his appropriations work materially advanced the provision that became law.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%