Federal Firefighters Families First Act
Sponsored By: Representative Connolly
Introduced
Summary
Pay equality for Federal firefighters would be the bill's core aim, pairing fairer retirement pay calculations with a defined regular workweek to boost recruitment and retention.
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- Would count all regularly recurring scheduled hours, including recurring overtime built into a firefighter's tour of duty, when computing average pay for annuities and applies to annuity claims after a 60-day post-enactment window.
- Would aim to improve recruitment and retention of Federal firefighters to help maintain high-quality Federal fire service for families and communities.
- Would require the Office of Personnel Management to issue rules within one year setting a maximum regular workweek for covered firefighters, not to exceed an average of 60 hours per week.
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Higher firefighter pension pay, workweek cap
If enacted, this bill would change how federal firefighter pay and pensions are calculated. It would make the hourly rate bigger by using 2,087 hours instead of 2,756 to compute your hourly pay. It would also add to pensionable pay an amount equal to one-half your hourly rate times the regular overtime hours in your tour. OPM would have one year to set a rule capping the regular workweek, and that cap could not average more than 60 hours per week. The new rules would apply to annuities for separations that happen after the 60-day period following enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Connolly
VA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Casten
IL • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Hoyer
MD • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Mrvan
IN • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Turner (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Mfume
MD • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Randall
WA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
AL • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/18/2026
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2026
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
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