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HR 471 113th Congress House

Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act

Official title: To provide for the more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by the Federal Government.

Introduced: February 4, 2013 Introduced by: Connolly, Gerald E. Democrat · Virginia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics FiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 4, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act - Includes in the determination of a federal firefighter's average pay for purposes of computing retirement and annuity benefits one-half of a firefighter's basic hourly rate times the number of overtime hours included in such firefighter's regular tour of duty for a year.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 471: Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-471/
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H.R. 471, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-471/.
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