3.0.0 3579 2023-01-11T13:29:51Z 2023-01-11T13:29:51Z House HR 2015-09-18 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 135 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SARBANES:H.R. 3579.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under theGeneral Welfare Clause.[Page H6180]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-09-18T13:02:05Z 2015-09-18 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 N W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2015-09-18 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2015-09-18 True D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2015-09-18 True F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] Lois Frankel D FL 22 2015-09-18 True H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2015-09-18 True G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2015-09-18 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2015-09-18 True M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2015-09-18 True R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2015-09-18 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2015-09-18 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2015-09-30 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2015-10-22 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2015-12-16 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2016-02-01 False Government Operations and Politics Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-09-18 Introduced in House 2015-10-01T18:21:10Z 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.

]]> Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act Display Title Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced 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 in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act Introduced in House 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3579ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3579ih.xml 2015-09-18 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.