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. 18 March 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 18 March 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 March 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 March 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Deb Fischer · R · Cosponsor
• Jacky Rosen · D · Cosponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

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