HR 3185 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Save Local Business Act

Introduced May 13, 2021 Originated House Sponsor James Comer R-KY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 13, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 13, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Save Local Business Act

This bill provides that a person may be considered a joint employer in relation to an employee under federal labor law only if such person directly, actually, and immediately (and not in a limited and routine manner) exercises significant control over the essential terms and conditions of employment. Such control may by demonstrated by hiring and discharging employees, determining individual employee rates of pay and benefits, day-to-day supervision of employees, assigning individual work schedules, positions, and tasks, and administering employee discipline.

Cosponsors 68

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2021 to Jun 13, 2022; 54 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-MOBilly LongOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-VABob GoodOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-FLByron DonaldsOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-TXChip RoyOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-INJim BanksOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-MNJim HagedornOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-ILMike BostOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-ALMike RogersOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalMay 13, 2021
R-IDRuss FulcherOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-WIScott FitzgeraldOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-MITim WalbergOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-KSTracey MannOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-NMYvette HerrellOriginalMay 13, 2021
R-MNMichelle FischbachMay 17, 2021
R-CAMichelle SteelMay 17, 2021
R-SDDusty JohnsonMay 18, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisMay 20, 2021
R-TXVan TaylorMay 20, 2021
R-IAAshley HinsonMay 25, 2021
R-INGreg PenceJun 14, 2021
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoJul 29, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJul 29, 2021
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoJul 29, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeAug 13, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonSep 3, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenMar 7, 2022
R-NYChris JacobsJun 13, 2022

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 May 13, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 13, 2021Introduced in House
  2. May 13, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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: clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 83, May 13, 2021, page H2315.

Related bills 5

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1636Save Local Business ActIdentical billMay 13, 2021
HR 2826Save Local Business ActReintroduced BillApr 25, 2023
S 3465Save Local Business ActRelated billJan 18, 2022
S 3889Employee Rights ActRelated billMar 22, 2022
HR 7194Employee Rights ActRelated billNov 1, 2022

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Save Local Business Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 13, 2021Introduced in House

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