Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
Latest action · Mar 6, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 6, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
This bill provides that any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for purposes of determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any overtime pay. The bill defines "qualified trade-of-time arrangement" as an arrangement under which two firefighters who are employed by the same agency agree, solely at their option and with the approval of their employing agency, to substitute for one another during scheduled work hours in the performance of work in the same capacity.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2017 to Sep 12, 2018, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Mar 6, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Mar 8, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Mar 8, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Mar 20, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 20, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Mar 20, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Scott Taylor | Mar 20, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | May 1, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Sep 12, 2018 |
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- Mar 6, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Subjects
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- Mar 6, 2017Introduced in House
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