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H.R. 3733 115th 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: January 8, 2018 Introduced by: Gerald E. Connolly Democrat · Virginia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics FiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Sep 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sep 11, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 11, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act

This bill adjusts the method of determining the average pay of a federal firefighter by adding one-half of a firefighter's basic hourly rate multiplied by the number of overtime hours included as part of such firefighter's regular tour of duty for purposes of computing retirement and annuity benefits.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1255 Reintroduced Bill Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act
  • HR 4729 Reintroduction of Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 20, 2018
Taylor, Scott
· Sep 4, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 21, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 15, 2018
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 18, 2018
KING, PETER
· Apr 13, 2018
Vela, Filemon
· Mar 15, 2018
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Feb 13, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 8, 2018
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 27, 2017
Walorski, Jackie
· Sep 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3733: Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3733/
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"H.R. 3733: Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3733/.
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H.R. 3733, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3733/.
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