US HCR68 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-0)
Status: Introduced on June 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expressing the sense of Congress that the overtime rule published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Labor on May 23, 2016, would provide millions of workers with greater economic security and was a legally valid exercise of the authority of the Secretary under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Expresses the sense of Congress that the final rule issued on May 23, 2016, by the Department of Labor titled "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees": (1) would provide more than 13 million workers with greater economic security, (2) was created through the legally valid exercises of the congressionally delegated authority of the Department of Labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and (3) should be defended and enforced with due haste.
Title
Expressing the sense of Congress that the overtime rule published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Labor on May 23, 2016, would provide millions of workers with greater economic security and was a legally valid exercise of the authority of the Secretary under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Sponsors
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA] | Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] |
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] |
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI] | Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] |
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] |
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ] | Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO] | Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA] | Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] |
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR] | Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL] | Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] |
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-06-29 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
2017-06-29 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SCR20 (Same As) 2017-06-29 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3865-3866)
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Department of Labor
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Retail and wholesale trades
Wages and earnings
Computers and information technology
Department of Labor
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Retail and wholesale trades
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/68/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hconres68/BILLS-115hconres68ih.pdf |