Federal Firefighters Families First Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines short title and statement of purposes for federal firefighter pay reform: improve pay equality, enhance recruitment/retention, include all regularly scheduled hours in retirement benefits, and establish regular, amends retirement annuity computation for federal firefighters under 5 USC 5545b to include overtime hours from regular tours of duty in average pay calculations under both CSRS (8331(4)) and FERS (8401(3)), computed, and directs the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations within one year establishing the maximum number of regularly reoccurring hours in a federal firefighter workweek, capped at an average of 60 hours per. It relies on definition changes, compliance mandates, and product standards. The main policy areas are Labor and Federal Workforce.
Who Benefits and How
Federal firefighters could face lower compliance burdens and Federal firefighters (current and future retirees) could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Office of Personnel Management would take on compliance duties, Federal retirement systems (CSRS and FERS) could face higher costs, and Federal agencies employing firefighters (Forest Service, BLM, DOD) could face higher costs.
Key Provisions
- Defines short title and statement of purposes for federal firefighter pay reform: improve pay equality, enhance recruitment/retention, include all regularly scheduled hours in retirement benefits, and establish regular...
- Amends retirement annuity computation for federal firefighters under 5 USC 5545b to include overtime hours from regular tours of duty in average pay calculations under both CSRS (8331(4)) and FERS (8401(3)), computed...
- Directs the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations within one year establishing the maximum number of regularly reoccurring hours in a federal firefighter workweek, capped at an average of 60 hours per...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines short title and statement of purposes for federal firefighter pay reform: improve pay equality, enhance recruitment/retention, include all regularly scheduled hours in retirement benefits, and establish regular, amends retirement annuity computation for federal firefighters under 5 USC 5545b to include overtime hours from regular tours of duty in average pay calculations under both CSRS (8331(4)) and FERS (8401(3)), computed, and directs the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations within one year establishing the maximum number of regularly reoccurring hours in a federal firefighter workweek, capped at an average of 60 hours per.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Federal Workforce
Primary Purpose
The bill defines short title and statement of purposes for federal firefighter pay reform: improve pay equality, enhance recruitment/retention, include all regularly scheduled hours in retirement benefits, and establish regular, amends retirement annuity computation for federal firefighters under 5 USC 5545b to include overtime hours from regular tours of duty in average pay calculations under both CSRS (8331(4)) and FERS (8401(3)), computed, and directs the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations within one year establishing the maximum number of regularly reoccurring hours in a federal firefighter workweek, capped at an average of 60 hours per.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Federal firefighters
- Federal firefighters (current and future retirees)
Identified Costs
- Office of Personnel Management
- Federal retirement systems (CSRS and FERS)
- Federal agencies employing firefighters (Forest Service, BLM, DOD)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that …
Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Garcia of California, …
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Federal agencies employing firefighters (Forest Service, BLM, DOD), Federal retirement systems (CSRS and FERS), Office of Personnel Management
Federal firefighters, Federal firefighters (current and future retirees)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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