Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act

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.

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Timeline

1. 6 March 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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2. 6 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 6 March 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 March 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 March 2017

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Sponsors

• John Sarbanes · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Gerald Connolly · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Derek Kilmer · D · Cosponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Cosponsor
• Scott Taylor · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Carol Shea-Porter · D · Cosponsor
• Niki Tsongas · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsgo00 · Standing

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