# 114-hr-4729: Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act

114-hr-4729, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4729
- Congress: 114
- Title: Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced: 2016-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act This bill includes in the determination of a federal firefighter's average pay for purposes of computing retirement and annuity benefits one-half of a firefighter's basic hourly rate times the number of overtime hours included in such firefighter's regular tour of duty for a year.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2016-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2016-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act
- 114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-921: Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4729 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4729)

## Related
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
- [114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4521)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-921: Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-921)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4729 (as of 2025-11-18).