Lawmakers working on better retirement benefits for federal firefighters
Lawmakers working on better retirement benefits for federal firefighters  
Podcast: Federal Newscast
Published On: Fri Jan 31 2025
Description: Lawmakers are making a bipartisan effort to secure better retirement benefits for federalfirefighters. Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly and Pennsylvania Republican Brian Fitzpatrick have introduced the Federal Firefighters Families First Act. If enacted, many federal firefighters would receive larger retirement benefits. The House bill aims to change the retirement calculation for federal firefighters to account for overtime hours worked. The lawmakers say the bill would align federal firefighters’ benefits with what state and local firefighters already receive.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.