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H.R. 1255 116th 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: April 7, 2020 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics FiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 11 Republican 6
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 22, 2020
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Apr 7, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 7, 2020
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 16, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Oct 8, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 26, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Aug 16, 2019
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jun 24, 2019
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · May 7, 2019
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 1, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· May 1, 2019
Brooks, Mo
· Apr 18, 2019
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 18, 2019
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 3, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Mar 21, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 13, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Mar 13, 2019
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 13, 2019
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Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 25, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 19, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Feb 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1255: Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1255/
MLA
"H.R. 1255: Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1255/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1255, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1255/.
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[H.R. 1255: Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1255/)
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