# 114-hr-3579: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act

114-hr-3579, Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3579
- Congress: 114
- Title: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced: 2015-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] (R-NV), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3579 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3579)

## Related
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
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