U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB759: Federal Firefighters Families First Act
Status: Passed one chamber, November 20, 2025
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for pay equality and the more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for pay equality and the more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2025:
A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for pay equality and the more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title; purposes (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Firefighters Families First Act . (b) Purposes The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to improve pay equality between Federal firefighters, other Federal employees, and municipal and other public sector firefighters; (2) to enhance recruitment and retention of firefighters in order to maintain the highest quality of Federal fire service; (3) to include the pay of all regularly reoccurring scheduled hours during the firefighter workweek when computing such retirement benefits of firefighters; and (4) to establish the regular workweek for Federal firefighters. SECTION 2. Computation of pay Sections 5545b(b)(1)(A) and 5545b(c)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, are amended by striking 2756 and inserting 2087 . SECTION 3. Computation of annuity based on certain firefighter service (a) In general Section 5545b of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (e) For purposes of any determination of average pay under section 8331(4) or 8401(3), in the case of a firefighter who is subject to subsection (b), the rate …
Sponsors
- Connolly, Gerald (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
- Robert Garcia (D, HD-CA-42)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- Julia Brownley (D, HD-CA-26)
- Andre Carson (D, HD-IN-7)
- Sean Casten (D, HD-006)
- Steve Cohen (D, HD-009)
- Jim Costa (D)
- Danny Davis (D, HD-IL-7)
- Suzan DelBene (D, HD-001)
- Christopher Deluzio (D, HD-PA-17)
Latest actions
- : ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 759, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Fires, First responders and emergency personnel, Employee benefits and pensions, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB759?
- HB759 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Federal Firefighters Families First Act.
- What does HB759 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for pay equality and the more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB759?
- Passed one chamber as of November 20, 2025. Latest action: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 759, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. (November 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB759?
- Connolly, Gerald (D, 11), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB759?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/759
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