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H.R. 2987 105th Congress House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate overtime pay for National Weather Service forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events, and for other…

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate overtime pay for National Weather Service forecasters performing essential services during sev… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate overtime pay for National Weather Service forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 9, 1997 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Aviation safetyDepartment of CommerceFederal employeesLabor and Employment
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 19, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Nov 9, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Nov 9, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 19, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides an overtime hourly rate of pay of one and one-half times the hourly rate of basic pay and provides that all such pay is premium pay for an employee of the National Weather Service who occupies a nonmanagerial position in GS-14 or under: (1) the duties of which are essential to the immediate daily operation of the forecast and warning responsibilities of the Service and directly affect public and aviation safety; (2) in which overtime work is usually unscheduled due to the vicissitudes of severe weather; and (3) in which overtime work is therefore unusually taxing.

Exempts such an employee from the limitation on aggregate pay, including premium pay, for a pay period.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2987: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate overtime pay for National Weather Service forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2987/
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"H.R. 2987: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate overtime pay for National Weather Service forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2987/.
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H.R. 2987, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2987/.
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[H.R. 2987: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate overtime pay for National Weather Service forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2987/)
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