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HR 6549 110th Congress House

To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of…

Official title: To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shal… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.

Introduced: September 22, 2008 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Federal employeesFire fightersHours of laborLabor and EmploymentWages
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Jul 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 17, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1506)
Jul 17, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires disregard of any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement for purposes of any determination relating to federal eligibility for or the amount of any overtime pay.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 19, 2008
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 22, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 31, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6549: To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6549/
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"H.R. 6549: To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6549/.
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H.R. 6549, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6549/.
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[H.R. 6549: To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6549/)
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