HR 3066 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Companionship Exemption Protection Act

Introduced Sep 23, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Lee Terry R-NE

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 23, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 23, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Companionship Exemption Protection Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, with respect to the exemption from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of age or infirmity are unable to care for themselves, to specify that such companionship services include third party non-medical in-home care companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation, errands, assistance to appointments, laundry, medication reminders, bathing, and assistance with incontinence and grooming.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 6, 2011 to May 31, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LAJeffrey M. LandryOct 6, 2011
R-TXRon PaulOct 24, 2011
R-MSGregg HarperOct 25, 2011
R-MSAlan NunneleeNov 1, 2011
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandNov 3, 2011
R-NEAdrian SmithNov 16, 2011
R-WIThomas E. PetriNov 29, 2011
R-TNScott DesJarlaisDec 7, 2011
R-INLarry BucshonDec 12, 2011
R-PALou BarlettaDec 16, 2011
R-INTodd RokitaJan 23, 2012
R-SDKristi L. NoemFeb 2, 2012
R-ARSteve WomackFeb 2, 2012
R-IATom LathamFeb 2, 2012
R-NCHoward CobleFeb 17, 2012
R-SCJoe WilsonFeb 27, 2012
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoFeb 29, 2012
R-FLDennis A. RossMar 19, 2012
D-GAJohn BarrowMar 26, 2012
R-GAJack KingstonApr 16, 2012
R-FLCliff StearnsMay 8, 2012
R-ORGreg WaldenMay 25, 2012
R-TNDiane BlackMay 31, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Sep 23, 2011
Workforce Protections Subcommittee
Referred Nov 18, 2011

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 23, 2011Introduced in House
  2. Sep 23, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1154Lee Terry R-NEJun 27, 2012

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Commerce Clause: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6457.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3280Companionship Exemption Protection ActRelated billJun 7, 2012
HR 5969Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care ActRelated billSep 26, 2012

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Short Titles as Introduced
Companionship Exemption Protection Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 23, 2011Introduced in House

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