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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.

H.R. 3243Introduced Jul 16, 2009Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. John Sarbanes D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 15, 2010 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

8 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 5 Democrats

3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Lois Capps (D-CA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Todd Platts (R-PA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Robert Wittman (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-3 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.