US Congress House Bill 5580 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 24 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Save America's Pastime Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements any employee who has contracted to pay baseball at the minor league level. The bill shall not be construed to require application of maximum hours requirements to any employee who has contracted to play baseball at the major league level. No employer shall be subject to liability or punishment on account of any violations of minimum wage, maximum hours, or specified recordkeeping requirements regarding any work performed before, on, or after enactment of this bill.

Save America's Pastime Act

Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]

Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2016-06-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2016-06-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5580/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5580/BILLS-114hr5580ih.pdf