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HR 94 105th Congress House Labor and Employment Emergency Management Employee rights Fire fighters Hours of labor Minimum wages Overtime Rescue work Social Welfare Volunteer workers

Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jan 31, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

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

Prohibits employer coercion of such volunteering.

What's happening now January 31, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Nov 12, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 94: Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-94/
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"H.R. 94: Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-94/.
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H.R. 94, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-94/.
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