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H.R. 7878 118th Congress House

Ensuring Equity for Firefighters Act

Official title: To amend section 8143b of title 5, United States Code, to include in the time as a firefighter employed by a State when that firefighter is later reclassified … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 8143b of title 5, United States Code, to include in the time as a firefighter employed by a State when that firefighter is later reclassified as a Federal employee, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 5, 2024 Introduced by: Chris Pappas Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 5, 2024
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 Latest action April 5, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 5, 2024
 R
Kim, Young
California · Apr 5, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7878: Ensuring Equity for Firefighters Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7878/
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"H.R. 7878: Ensuring Equity for Firefighters Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7878/.
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H.R. 7878, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7878/.
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