S. 838 · 117th Congress · Senate

Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced
Mar 18, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 18, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 18, 2021IntroReferral

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

Committees

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 18, 2021

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