Skip to main content
S 324 104th Congress Senate

Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude from the definition of employee firefighters and rescue squad workers who perform volunteer ser… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude from the definition of employee firefighters and rescue squad workers who perform volunteer services and to prevent employers from requiring employees who are firefighters or rescue squad workers to perform volunteer services, and to allow an employer not to pay overtime compensation to a firefighter or rescue squad worker who performs volunteer services for the employer, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 10, 1995 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Emergency ManagementFire fightersHours of laborMinimum wages
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
OvertimeRescue workVolunteer workers
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 1995
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Feb 1, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Feb 1, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1956-1957)
Feb 1, 1995
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action April 20, 1995

Star Print ordered on the bill.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude from coverage any employee fire fighters or rescue squad members during the period in which they volunteer their services at a location where they are not employed.

Waives overtime compensation requirements when fire fighters or rescue squad members volunteer their services to their employer and sign a legally binding waiver.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 10, 1995
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 324: Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-324/
MLA
"S. 324: Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-324/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 324, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-324/.
Markdown link
[S. 324: Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-324/)
Report a problem