3.0.0 2262 2026-03-06T01:41:18Z 2026-03-06T01:41:18Z House H HR 2025-03-21 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2262 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 52 (Friday, March 21, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HINSON:H.R. 2262.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H1190]]]> hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Unknown 2026-01-13T21:59:35Z Unknown 2026-01-13T19:31:49Z Reported By 2025-12-30T19:20:45Z Markup By 2025-04-09T13:18:34Z Referred To 2025-03-21T20:02:25Z H. Rept. 119-423 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2270) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude child and dependent care services and payments from the rate used to compute overtime compensation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2312) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the definition of the term ''tipped employee'', and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4366) to clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 119 988 HRES 2026-01-13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 14:04:08 Related bill House Procedurally related House 2026-01-13 17:52:11 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-01-13 17:52:09 On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 215 (Roll no. 19). Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 19 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll019.xml House 119 2026-01-13T22:52:09Z 2 2026-01-13 17:52:09 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 215 (Roll no. 19). Floor 9000 9 Library of Congress 19 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll019.xml House 119 2026-01-13T22:52:09Z 2 2026-01-13 16:59:35 On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 18). Floor H36210 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 18 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll018.xml House 119 2026-01-13T21:59:35Z 2 2026-01-13 16:32:19 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H692-693) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-01-13 14:32:33 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2262, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Norcross demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-01-13 14:32:02 The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. Floor H8A000 2 House floor actions 2026-01-13 14:31:49 Mr. Norcross moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Workforce. (text: CR H680-681) Floor H36200 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2026-01-13 14:31:30 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. Floor H35000 2 House floor actions 2026-01-13 14:09:50 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2262. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-01-13 14:09:00 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2988, H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312 and H.R. 4366. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2988 under a structured rule, and H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312, and H.R. 4366 under a closed rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-01-13 14:08:55 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 988. (consideration: CR H677-681; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H677-678) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-01-12 18:48:32 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 988 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2988, H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312 and H.R. 4366. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2988 under a structured rule, and H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312, and H.R. 4366 under a closed rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill. Floor H1L210 2 House floor actions 2025-12-30 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00369 2025-12-30 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-423. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2025-12-30 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-423. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2025-04-09 hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13. Committee 2025-04-09 hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-03-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2025-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001091 Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] Ashley Hinson R IA 2 N L000595 Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] Julia Letlow R LA 5 2025-03-21 True M001233 Rep. Messmer, Mark [R-IN-8] Mark Messmer R IN B. 8 2025-03-21 True 2025-07-29T19:07:00Z H.R. 2262, Flexibility for Workers Education Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61600 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 9, 2025 Labor and Employment Employment and training programs 2025-04-14T17:59:11Z Labor standards 2025-04-14T17:59:21Z Wages and earnings 2025-04-14T17:59:16Z Labor and Employment 2025-03-28T12:58:28Z 07 2025-12-30 Reported to House 2026-01-12T22:21:03Z Flexibility for Workers Education Act

This bill modifies the definition of hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act to exclude certain voluntary training that occurs outside an employee's regular working hours. Such training does not count as hours worked even if it is offered by the employer, provided that an employee's working conditions are not adversely affected by choosing not to participate and the employee does not perform any work for the employer during the training.

]]> Flexibility for Workers Education Act Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Flexibility for Workers Education Act 2025-12-31T03:38:15Z H House Reported in House RH Display Title 45 Flexibility for Workers Education Act 2025-03-27T03:23:26Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Flexibility for Workers Education Act 2025-03-27T03:23:22Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for other purposes. 2025-03-27T03:18:50Z Introduced in House IH 146 119 HAMDT Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 988, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Workforce, modified by the amendment printed in part B of House Report 119-440, is considered adopted. 2026-01-14T09:11:50Z 2026-01-13 On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. Rules Committee 2026-01-13T05:00:00Z House of Representatives 119 HR House H 2262 Flexibility for Workers Education Act 2026-03-06 4 2026-01-13 On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. 72500 9 Library of Congress 2026-01-13 Amendment in the nature of a substitute reported by the House Committee on Rules. NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress hsru00 Rules Committee 2026-01-13 House amendment offered/reported by: Amendment in the nature of a substitute reported by the House Committee on Rules. NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress hsru00 Rules Committee 2026-01-13 House amendment considered as adopted: On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. 72500 9 Library of Congress Reported in House 2025-12-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2262rh/xml/BILLS-119hr2262rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2262ih/xml/BILLS-119hr2262ih.xml 2026-01-13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 17:52:11 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.