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S 838 117th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act

Introduced: March 18, 2021 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Mar 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 18, 2021
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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 March 18, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2059 Identical bill Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Sep 29, 2021
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jun 14, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 838: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-838/
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"S. 838: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-838/.
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