3.0.0 3145 2023-01-11T13:49:49Z 2023-01-11T13:49:49Z House HR 2021-05-12 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 12, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HARSHBARGER:H.R. 3145.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2271]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-05-12T14:03:20Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-05-12T14:03:15Z 2021-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2021-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2021-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001086 Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] Diana Harshbarger R TN 1 N B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2021-05-12 True I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 50 2021-05-12 True J000304 Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] Ronny Jackson R TX 13 2021-05-12 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2021-05-12 True L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2021-05-12 True B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2021-05-12 True P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] Scott Perry R PA 10 2021-05-18 False A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2021-05-18 False M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2021-05-25 False S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2021-05-25 False H001072 Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] J. Hill R AR French 2 2021-05-25 False B001311 Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] Dan Bishop R NC 9 2021-06-04 False M001205 Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3] Carol Miller R WV D. 3 2021-06-22 False Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-05-12 Introduced in House 2021-10-19T16:15:43Z Freedom to Work Act

This bill requires federal agencies to review and reduce occupational licensing requirements.

Specifically, each executive agency must review relevant laws, policies, and regulations that institute occupational licensing requirements for agency positions, or that cause a state, local, or tribal government to adopt licensing requirements for positions within their jurisdictions, and identify possible changes to eliminate such requirements or to provide alternatives that are the least restrictive while also maintaining consumer protection. Agencies must implement changes to the extent permissible under law.

The bill also requires states to describe their plans to reduce occupational licensing barriers as part of their unified state plans for programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

Several executive orders have required similar review of occupational licensing requirements. For example, the executive order titled Increasing Economic and Geographic Mobility, which was issued on December 14, 2020, outlined certain principles for occupational licensing requirements, including that such requirements should be the least restrictive to competition while also maintaining consumer protection; the order directed executive agencies to review and identify changes to their regulations, guidance, and policies in accordance with these principles. Additionally, the executive order titled Promoting Competition in the American Economy, which was issued on July 9, 2021, directs the Federal Trade Commission to consider addressing practices that inhibit competition, including unfair occupational licensing restrictions, through regulations.

]]> Freedom to Work Act Display Title Freedom to Work Act Official Title as Introduced To require Executive agency review of occupational licensing requirements, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Freedom to Work Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3145ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3145ih.xml 2021-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.