Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 759
Federal Firefighters Families First Act
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Introduced 2025-01-28Topic: labor · public safety · budgetSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill changes how pay and retirement benefits are calculated for certain federal firefighters. It lowers the number of hours used to figure a firefighter's hourly pay rate from 2,756 to 2,087 hours per year. It requires that retirement pay calculations include half the firefighter's hourly rate for each overtime hour that is part of their regular schedule. It also requires the Office of Personnel Management to set, within one year, a maximum regular workweek for these firefighters that averages no more than 60 hours. The retirement changes apply to firefighters who leave federal service after a 60-day period following the bill becoming law.
Sponsors
- 77 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | House | ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 759, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | refer |
| 2025-01-28 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-28 | Introduced in House | introduce |