Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
Latest action · Oct 16, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 16, 2019
- 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 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 16, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Oct 16, 2019 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jan 30, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Mar 11, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Mar 11, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 12, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 16, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4695 | Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act | Identical bill | Sep 24, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2019Introduced in House
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