A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act".
Latest action · Mar 6, 2024 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Department of Labor titled Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act and published on January 10, 2024.
The final rule addresses how to determine whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or an independent contractor for purposes of requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that address issues such as minimum wage and overtime compensation. The rights and protections provided by the FLSA apply only to employees.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-UT | Mitt Romney | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-AL | Tommy Tuberville | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| R-AL | Katie Boyd Britt | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Apr 18, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Apr 30, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Mar 6, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-19 | NEVER-ENDING EMERGENCIES--AN EXAMINATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCIES ACT74 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | May 24, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 116 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act". | Identical bill | Apr 5, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2024Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
