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HR 1235

Commending Troy Enriquez for his contributions as principal of San Elizario High School.

89th Legislature (2025) Introduced by Mary González

Adjusts Federal firefighter pay to improve parity with other federal/local firefighters and includes all regular workweek hours in retirement calculations.

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Bill Summary · HR 1235

Summary — H.R. 1235

Note on inconsistent metadata
- The bill record provided lists the title as a congratulatory resolution honoring Troy Enriquez, but the text included with the bill is substantive legislation titled the “Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act.” This summary focuses on the substantive legislative text supplied (the Firefighter Pay Equity provisions) and also flags the title/classification discrepancy.

Purpose and intent

H.R. 1235 (as drafted in the text provided) — the Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act — is intended to:
- Improve pay equity between Federal firefighters, other Federal employees, and municipal/public-sector firefighters;
- Strengthen recruitment and retention of Federal firefighters to maintain high-quality Federal fire services;
- Ensure all regularly recurring scheduled hours in a firefighter’s workweek are included when computing retirement benefits;
- Establish a defined “regular workweek” standard for Federal firefighters.

Key provisions

  • Short title: “Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act.”
  • Pay equity objective: Directs changes (or sets the statutory purpose) to align Federal firefighter pay more closely with pay of other Federal employees and with local public-sector firefighters.
  • Retirement computation: Requires that pay for all regularly recurring scheduled hours during the firefighter workweek be included in the calculation of retirement benefits (affecting how pensionable pay is determined).
  • Workweek definition: Establishes a statutory regular workweek for Federal firefighters (details not provided in the excerpt; implementation likely requires definitions and administrative guidance).

Who would be affected

  • Primary: Federal firefighters employed by Executive Branch agencies (and potentially legislative/judicial branch firefighters if language is extended), and their retirement benefits under Federal retirement systems.
  • Secondary: Federal agencies that employ firefighters (budget/administration), the Office of Personnel Management (or other retirement administrators), Treasury (budget/actuarial costs), and municipal/public-sector fire departments indirectly (through parity comparisons).
  • Recruitment/retention stakeholders: labor organizations, localities, and communities served by Federal fire services.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Introduced: February 12, 2025.
  • Referred to multiple committees, including Transportation & Infrastructure (and subcommittee on Highways and Transit), Financial Services, and Ways & Means.
  • Legislative actions recorded: placed on Local & Consent Calendars (May 16–23, 2025), laid before the House, adopted by the House (non-record vote), and reported enrolled (May 24, 2025).
  • Sponsors: Broad, bipartisan list with Representative Daniel Webster listed as primary sponsor and many cosponsors across parties (indicative of substantial House support).

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Budgetary: Including all regularly scheduled hours in pension calculations would likely increase retirement benefit liabilities and near-/long-term costs for federal retirement systems; exact fiscal impact would depend on definitions and scope.
  • Administrative: Agencies would need to establish or revise payroll, workweek, and retirement-calculation practices; OPM or relevant retirement administrators may need regulatory or guidance actions.
  • Labor/operational: Could improve pay comparability and retention for Federal firefighters, with potential positive effects on readiness and service continuity.

If you want, I can: (1) draft likely statutory language to implement the pay and retirement changes, (2) produce an estimated fiscal impact checklist to guide CBO/OMB review, or (3) reconcile the metadata/title discrepancy by checking congressional records for the correct bill text and resolution title.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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