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H.R. 2059 117th Congress House

Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act

Official title: To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shal… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.

Introduced: April 21, 2021 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics FiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Mar 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 838 Identical bill Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
  • HR 4707 Reintroduction of Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
  • HR 4350 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 29, 2021
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 16, 2021
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 12, 2021
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2059: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2059/
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"H.R. 2059: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2059/.
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H.R. 2059, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2059/.
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