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HR 987 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act

Introduced: March 9, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
Mar 9, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 9, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E442)
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now March 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4181 Related bill To amend title 9, United States Code, to exclude employment contracts and employment disputes from such title.
  • S 531 Related bill A bill to amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters u…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Sutton, Betty
· May 10, 2011
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Mar 29, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 14, 2011
PLATTS, TODD
· Mar 11, 2011
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Mar 9, 2011
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 9, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 987: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-987/
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"H.R. 987: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-987/.
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