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HR 1764 108th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Aviation safety Department of Commerce Federal employees Hours of labor Labor and Employment Public Lands and Natural Resources Salaries Transportation and Public Works Weather Weather forecasting

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate overtime pay for National Weather Service employees who perform essential services during severe weather events.

Introduced: April 10, 2003 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Apr 10, 2003
Introduced in House
 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 critical 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.

What's happening now May 13, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

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