US SB4695 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on September 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
Sponsors
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4707 (Same As) 2019-10-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Subjects
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4695/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4695/BILLS-116s4695is.pdf |