US Congress Senate Joint Resolution 34 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 45-0)
Status: Introduced on June 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees. This joint resolution declares that: Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, professionals, outside sales, and computer employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and such rule shall have no force or effect.

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]
Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]
Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]
Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]	Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL]
Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]
Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HJR87 (Related) 2016-09-12 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.
HJR88 (Same As) 2016-06-22 - Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.
HJR95 (Same As) 2016-06-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
SJR33 (Related) 2016-04-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SJR35 (Related) 2016-06-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/34/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sjres34/BILLS-114sjres34is.pdf