HR 3579
114th 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: September 18, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sep 18, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
This bill provides that any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for purposes of determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any overtime pay. The bill defines "qualified trade-of-time arrangement" as an arrangement under which two firefighters who are employed by the same agency agree, solely at their option and with the approval of their employing agency, to substitute for one another during scheduled work hours in the performance of work in the same capacity.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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