Federal - HR 4773
A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to nullify the proposed rule regarding defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees, to require the Secretary of Labor to conduct a full and complete economic analysis with improved economic data on small businesses, nonprofit employers, Medicare or Medicaid dependent health care providers, and small governmental jurisdictions, and all other employers, and minimize the impact on such employers, before promulgating any substantially similar rule, and to provide a rule of construction regarding the salary threshold exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
Introduced
March 17, 2016
Description
A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to nullify the proposed rule regarding defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees, to require the Secretary of Labor to conduct a full and complete economic analysis with improved economic data on small businesses, nonprofit employers, Medicare or Medicaid dependent health care providers, and small governmental jurisdictions, and all other employers, and minimize the impact on such employers, before promulgating any substantially similar rule, and to provide a rule of construction regarding the salary threshold exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
Our Position
Original Sponsor 1
Co-Sponsors 202
- Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA)
- Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
- Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA)
- Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY)
- Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)
- Rep. Dan Benishek (R-MI)
- Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI)
- Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)
- Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Rep. Diane Black (R-TN)
- Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA)
- Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
- Rep. David Brat (R-VA)
- Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK)
- Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL)
- Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN)
- Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO)
- Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
- Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL)
- Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Rep. Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
- Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH)
- Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
- Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO)
- Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY)
- Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA)
- Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA)
- Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX)
- Rep. Ryan Costello (R-PA)
- Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR)
- Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
- Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)
- Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)
- Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
- Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Rep. Robert Dold (R-IL)
- Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI)
- Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
- Rep. John Duncan (R-TN)
- Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC)
- Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN)
- Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX)
- Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN)
- Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Rep. John Fleming (R-LA)
- Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX)
- Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-VA)
- Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
- Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
- Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)
- Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
- Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
- Rep. Robert Goodlatte (R-VA)
- Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC)
- Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
- Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
- Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA)
- Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH)
- Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Rep. Cresent Hardy (R-NV)
- Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS)
- Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV)
- Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
- Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
- Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA)
- Rep. French Hill (R-AR)
- Rep. George Holding (R-NC)
- Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS)
- Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL)
- Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
- Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-WV)
- Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
- Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH)
- Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
- Rep. David Jolly (R-FL)
- Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC)
- Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)
- Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
- Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
- Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
- Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA)
- Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID)
- Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
- Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH)
- Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
- Rep. Billy Long (R-MO)
- Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Rep. Mia Love (R-UT)
- Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)
- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
- Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
- Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ)
- Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
- Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA)
- Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Rep. David McKinley (R-WV)
- Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ)
- Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)
- Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN)
- Rep. John Mica (R-FL)
- Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI)
- Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL)
- Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI)
- Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC)
- Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
- Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD)
- Rep. Rich Nugent (R-FL)
- Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX)
- Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
- Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL)
- Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM)
- Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC)
- Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
- Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME)
- Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS)
- Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
- Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX)
- Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY)
- Rep. James Renacci (R-OH)
- Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI)
- Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC)
- Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA)
- Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL)
- Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN)
- Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY)
- Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)
- Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN)
- Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL)
- Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL)
- Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA)
- Rep. Steve Russell (R-OK)
- Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ)
- Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC)
- Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)
- Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)
- Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA)
- Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
- Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO)
- Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
- Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT)
- Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH)
- Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Rep. William Thornberry (R-TX)
- Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH)
- Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO)
- Rep. David Trott (R-MI)
- Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI)
- Rep. David Valadao (R-CA)
- Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC)
- Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA)
- Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)
- Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA)
- Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-KY)
- Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA)
- Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS)
- Rep. David Young (R-IA)
- Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)
- Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
Latest Actions See More/Less
Nov. 14, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
Davidson, (R-Ohio) Sept. 28, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
Rogers, Mike D. (R-Ala.) Sept. 22, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 2
Curbelo, (R-Fla.) Ribble, (R-Wis.) Sept. 20, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 2
Meadows, (R-N.C.) Ratcliffe, (R-Texas) Sept. 14, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
McKinley, (R-W.Va.) Sept. 12, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
Conaway, (R-Texas) Sept. 9, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
DeSantis, (R-Fla.) Sept. 8, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
Newhouse, (R-Wash.) Sept. 7, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
Scalise, (R-La.) Sept. 6, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
LaMalfa, (R-Calif.) July 14, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
Babin, (R-Texas) July 11, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
Duncan, John (R-Tenn.) July 5, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 3
Lance, (R-N.J.) LoBiondo, (R-N.J.) Mica, (R-Fla.) June 22, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 4
Amodei, (R-Nev.) Rice, T. (R-S.C.) Granger, (R-Texas) Valadao, (R-Calif.) June 14, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 2
Barton, J. (R-Texas) Pittenger, (R-N.C.) June 13, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
Fincher, (R-Tenn.) June 10, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
Guthrie, (R-Ky.) June 9, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
Noem, (R-S.D.) June 8, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 2
Carter, J. (R-Texas) Kelly, (R-Miss.) May 26, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 3
Bridenstine, (R-Okla.) McClintock, (R-Calif.) Schweikert, (R-Ariz.) May 25, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 4
Buchanan, (R-Fla.) Poliquin, (R-Maine) Neugebauer, (R-Texas) Rigell, (R-Va.) May 23, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 4
Aderholt, R. (R-Ala.) McCaul, (R-Texas) Holding, (R-N.C.) Thornberry, (R-Texas) May 19, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 4
Brady, K. (R-Texas) Johnson, B. (R-Ohio) Frelinghuysen, (R-N.J.) Williams, (R-Texas) May 18, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 4
Gowdy, (R-S.C.) Nugent, (R-Fla.) Marino, (R-Pa.) Shimkus, (R-Ill.) May 17, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 4
Black, D. (R-Tenn.) Emmer, (R-Minn.) Cole, (R-Okla.) MacArthur, (R-N.J.) May 16, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 2
Costello, (R-Pa.) Roskam, (R-Ill.) May 13, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 4
Davis, R. (R-Ill.) Herrera Beutler, (R-Wash.) Dold, (R-Ill.) Reed, T. (R-N.Y.) May 12, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 5
Fitzpatrick, (R-Pa.) Jones, (R-N.C.) Royce, (R-Calif.) Flores, (R-Texas) Jordan, (R-Ohio) May 11, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 5
Graves, S. (R-Mo.) Harper, (R-Miss.) Palmer, (R-Ala.) Guinta, (R-N.H.) Kinzinger, (R-Ill.) May 10, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 6
Abraham, (R-La.) Love, (R-Utah) Scott, A. (R-Ga.) Chaffetz, (R-Utah) Lummis, (R-Wyo.) Shuster, Bill (R-Pa.) April 29, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 3
Fortenberry, (R-Neb.) Harris, (R-Md.) Lucas, F. (R-Okla.) April 28, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 9
Collins, D. (R-Ga.) McSally, (R-Ariz.) Smith, Lamar (R-Texas) Franks, T. (R-Ariz.) Pearce, (R-N.M.) Stefanik, (R-N.Y.) Jenkins, E. (R-W.Va.) Simpson, M. (R-Idaho) Wittman, (R-Va.) April 27, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 3
Chabot, (R-Ohio) Olson, (R-Texas) Westmoreland, L. (R-Ga.) April 26, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 9
Barletta, (R-Pa.) Forbes, (R-Va.) Smith, Adrian (R-Neb.) Comstock, (R-Va.) Hunter, (R-Calif.) Weber, (R-Texas) Fleming, (R-La.) Sanford, (R-S.C.) Wenstrup, (R-Ohio) April 21, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 6
Boustany (R-La.) King, S. (R-Iowa) Westerman, (R-Ark.) Gibbs, B. (R-Ohio) Palazzo, (R-Miss.) Young, T. (R-Ind.) April 20, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 12
Calvert, (R-Calif.) Labrador, (R-Idaho) Tipton, (R-Colo.) Carter, E.L. (R-Ga.) Massie, (R-Ky.) Webster, (R-Fla.) Ellmers, (R-N.C.) Poe, (R-Texas) Yoder, (R-Kan.) Johnson, S. (R-Texas) Rogers, H. (R-Ky.) Young, D. (R-Iowa) April 19, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 7
Brooks, S. (R-Ind.) Hudson, (R-N.C.) Rohrabacher, (R-Calif.) DesJarlais, (R-Tenn.) Miller, C. (R-Mich.) Farenthold, (R-Texas) Mullin, (R-Okla.) April 18, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 16
Benishek, (R-Mich.) Kelly, (R-Pa.) Tiberi, (R-Ohio) Bilirakis, G. (R-Fla.) LaHood, (R-Ill.) Trott, (R-Mich.) Buck, (R-Colo.) Latta, (R-Ohio) Wagner, (R-Mo.) Dent, (R-Pa.) Long, (R-Mo.) Walters, (R-Calif.) Goodlatte, R. (R-Va.) Mulvaney, (R-S.C.) Huizenga, (R-Mich.) Rouzer, (R-N.C.) April 15, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 11
Barr, (R-Ky.) Gosar, (R-Ariz.) Luetkemeyer, (R-Mo.) Blackburn, M. (R-Tenn.) Heck, J. (R-Nev.) Stewart, (R-Utah) Brat, (R-Va.) Jolly, (R-Fla.) Whitfield, (R-Ky.) Fleischmann, (R-Tenn.) Loudermilk, (R-Ga.) April 14, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 24
Bishop, R. (R-Utah) Hultgren, (R-Ill.) Russell, (R-Okla.) Collins, C. (R-N.Y.) Marchant, (R-Texas) Salmon, (R-Ariz.) Cramer, (R-N.D.) Miller, J. (R-Fla.) Sessions, P. (R-Texas) Culberson, (R-Texas) Moolenaar, (R-Mich.) Smith, J. (R-Mo.) Graves, G. (R-La.) Perry, (R-Pa.) Stivers, (R-Ohio) Graves, T. (R-Ga.) Renacci, (R-Ohio) Upton, (R-Mich.) Hartzler, (R-Mo.) Roby, (R-Ala.) Walker, (R-N.C.) Hensarling, (R-Texas) Rokita, (R-Ind.) Wilson, J. (R-S.C.) April 12, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 24
Allen, (R-Ga.) Duncan, Jeff (R-S.C.) Knight, (R-Calif.) Bishop, M. (R-Mich.) Foxx, (R-N.C.) Pompeo, (R-Kan.) Brooks, M. (R-Ala.) Gohmert, (R-Texas) Posey, (R-Fla.) Bucshon, (R-Ind.) Grothman, (R-Wis.) Price, T. (R-Ga.) Byrne, (R-Ala.) Hardy, (R-Nev.) Ross, D. (R-Fla.) Coffman, (R-Colo.) Hice, (R-Ga.) Walorski, (R-Ind.) Crawford, (R-Ark.) Huelskamp, (R-Kan.) Womack, (R-Ark.) Duffy, (R-Wis.) Jenkins, L. (R-Kan.) Zinke, (R-Mont.) March 22, 2016 — Additional cosponsor(s): 4
Hill, (R-Ark.) Roe, (R-Tenn.) Messer, (R-Ind.) Thompson, G. (R-Pa.) March 17, 2016 — Original cosponsor(s): 1
Kline, J. (R-Minn.) March 17, 2016 — Read twice and referred to: House Education and the Workforce.Congressional Record p. H1460