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H.R. 4611: Disaster Response Workforce Flexibility Act of 2017

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H.R. 4611: Disaster Response Workforce Flexibility Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-11 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Disaster Response Workforce Flexibility Act of 2017

Plain summary

Disaster Response Workforce Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill authorizes employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) performing duties directly related to, or in support of, disaster preparation, response, and recovery efforts to be paid an amount of premium pay during fiscal years 2017 or 2018 to the extent that the total of basic pay and such premium pay for any pay period does not exceed the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule. Such additional pay shall not be considered to be basic pay and shall not be used in computing a lump-sum payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave upon separation from service.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Disaster Response Workforce Flexibility Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · 1 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4611 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115