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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017

USA115th CongressHR-1180| House 
| Updated: 5/3/2017
Martha Roby

Martha Roby

Republican Representative

Alabama

Cosponsors (17)
Adrian Smith (Republican)Mo Brooks (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)Todd Rokita (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Bradley Byrne (Republican)Bob Goodlatte (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Virginia Foxx (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Barbara Comstock (Republican)

Workforce Protections Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 2, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. The bill prohibits an employee from accruing more than 160 hours of compensatory time. An employer must provide monetary compensation for any unused compensatory time off accrued during the preceding year. The bill requires an employer to give employees 30-day notice before discontinuing compensatory time off. The bill prohibits an employer from intimidating, threatening, or coercing an employee in order to: (1) interfere with the employee's right to request or not to request compensatory time off in lieu of payment of monetary overtime compensation, or (2) require an employee to use such compensatory time. (Sec. 3) The bill makes an employer who violates such requirements liable to the affected employee in the amount of the compensation rate for each hour of compensatory time accrued, plus an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, reduced for each hour of compensatory time used. (Sec. 5) The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on: (1) the extent to which employers provide compensatory time off and employees opt to receive it; (2) the number of complaints filed by employees with the Department of Labor alleging a violation of such requirements and the number of enforcement actions commenced by Labor on behalf of aggrieved employees; (3) the disposition of such complaints and actions; and (4) any unpaid wages, damages, penalties, injunctive relief, or other remedies sought by Labor in connection with such actions.

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Timeline
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 5, 2017
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Prior to Referral.
Apr 26, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.
Apr 26, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 28, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 58.
Apr 28, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-101.
May 1, 2017
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 299 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1180 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rules also provides for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017.
May 2, 2017
Rule H. Res. 299 passed House.
May 2, 2017
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 299. (consideration: CR H3038-3050)
May 2, 2017
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1180 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rules also provides for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017.
May 2, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1180.
May 2, 2017
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
May 2, 2017
Mr. Scott (VA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. (text: CR H3048)
May 2, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Scott, VA motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment to add an exemption to the underlying bill for any employee who does not receive fewer than seven paid sick days, which can be used to seek medical care for a pre-existing health condition.
May 2, 2017
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
May 2, 2017
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 192 - 234 (Roll no. 243).
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May 2, 2017
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 229 - 197 (Roll no. 244). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3038-3039)
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May 2, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 3, 2017
Received in the Senate.
  • February 16, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 16, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


  • April 5, 2017
    Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Prior to Referral.


  • April 26, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.


  • April 26, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • April 28, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 58.


  • April 28, 2017
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-101.


  • May 1, 2017
    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 299 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1180 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rules also provides for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017.


  • May 2, 2017
    Rule H. Res. 299 passed House.


  • May 2, 2017
    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 299. (consideration: CR H3038-3050)


  • May 2, 2017
    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1180 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rules also provides for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017.


  • May 2, 2017
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1180.


  • May 2, 2017
    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.


  • May 2, 2017
    Mr. Scott (VA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. (text: CR H3048)


  • May 2, 2017
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Scott, VA motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment to add an exemption to the underlying bill for any employee who does not receive fewer than seven paid sick days, which can be used to seek medical care for a pre-existing health condition.


  • May 2, 2017
    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.


  • May 2, 2017
    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 192 - 234 (Roll no. 243).
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  • May 2, 2017
    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 229 - 197 (Roll no. 244). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3038-3039)
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  • May 2, 2017
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • May 3, 2017
    Received in the Senate.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-801: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.
  • HRES 115-299: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1180) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector; providing for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017; and for other purposes.
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relationsLabor standardsWages and earnings

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017

USA115th CongressHR-1180| House 
| Updated: 5/3/2017
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 2, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. The bill prohibits an employee from accruing more than 160 hours of compensatory time. An employer must provide monetary compensation for any unused compensatory time off accrued during the preceding year. The bill requires an employer to give employees 30-day notice before discontinuing compensatory time off. The bill prohibits an employer from intimidating, threatening, or coercing an employee in order to: (1) interfere with the employee's right to request or not to request compensatory time off in lieu of payment of monetary overtime compensation, or (2) require an employee to use such compensatory time. (Sec. 3) The bill makes an employer who violates such requirements liable to the affected employee in the amount of the compensation rate for each hour of compensatory time accrued, plus an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, reduced for each hour of compensatory time used. (Sec. 5) The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on: (1) the extent to which employers provide compensatory time off and employees opt to receive it; (2) the number of complaints filed by employees with the Department of Labor alleging a violation of such requirements and the number of enforcement actions commenced by Labor on behalf of aggrieved employees; (3) the disposition of such complaints and actions; and (4) any unpaid wages, damages, penalties, injunctive relief, or other remedies sought by Labor in connection with such actions.

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Timeline
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 5, 2017
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Prior to Referral.
Apr 26, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.
Apr 26, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 28, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 58.
Apr 28, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-101.
May 1, 2017
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 299 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1180 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rules also provides for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017.
May 2, 2017
Rule H. Res. 299 passed House.
May 2, 2017
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 299. (consideration: CR H3038-3050)
May 2, 2017
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1180 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rules also provides for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017.
May 2, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1180.
May 2, 2017
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
May 2, 2017
Mr. Scott (VA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. (text: CR H3048)
May 2, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Scott, VA motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment to add an exemption to the underlying bill for any employee who does not receive fewer than seven paid sick days, which can be used to seek medical care for a pre-existing health condition.
May 2, 2017
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
May 2, 2017
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 192 - 234 (Roll no. 243).
View Vote
May 2, 2017
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 229 - 197 (Roll no. 244). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3038-3039)
View Vote
May 2, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 3, 2017
Received in the Senate.
  • February 16, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 16, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


  • April 5, 2017
    Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Prior to Referral.


  • April 26, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.


  • April 26, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • April 28, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 58.


  • April 28, 2017
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-101.


  • May 1, 2017
    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 299 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1180 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rules also provides for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017.


  • May 2, 2017
    Rule H. Res. 299 passed House.


  • May 2, 2017
    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 299. (consideration: CR H3038-3050)


  • May 2, 2017
    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1180 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rules also provides for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017.


  • May 2, 2017
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1180.


  • May 2, 2017
    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.


  • May 2, 2017
    Mr. Scott (VA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. (text: CR H3048)


  • May 2, 2017
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Scott, VA motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment to add an exemption to the underlying bill for any employee who does not receive fewer than seven paid sick days, which can be used to seek medical care for a pre-existing health condition.


  • May 2, 2017
    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.


  • May 2, 2017
    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 192 - 234 (Roll no. 243).
    View Vote


  • May 2, 2017
    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 229 - 197 (Roll no. 244). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3038-3039)
    View Vote


  • May 2, 2017
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • May 3, 2017
    Received in the Senate.
Martha Roby

Martha Roby

Republican Representative

Alabama

Cosponsors (17)
Adrian Smith (Republican)Mo Brooks (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)Todd Rokita (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Bradley Byrne (Republican)Bob Goodlatte (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Virginia Foxx (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Barbara Comstock (Republican)

Workforce Protections Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-801: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.
  • HRES 115-299: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1180) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector; providing for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017; and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relationsLabor standardsWages and earnings