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H.R. 1180 (115th)

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017

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Introduced

16 February 2017

Last action

3 May 2017 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate.

Sponsors

Martha Roby, Bradley Byrne, Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Barbara Comstock, David Roe, Elise Stefanik, ROBERT GOODLATTE, Pete Sessions, Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Brett Guthrie, Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], A. Ferguson, Virginia Foxx, Lloyd Smucker, Mo Brooks, Todd Rokita, Martha McSally, Adrian Smith

Subjects

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23 March 2026

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Summary

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. The bill prohibits an employee from accruing more than 160 hours of compensatory time. An employer must provide monetary compensation for any unused compensatory time off accrued during the preceding year. The bill requires an employer to give employees 30-day notice before discontinuing compensatory time off. The bill prohibits an employer from intimidating, threatening, or coercing an employee in order to: (1) interfere with the employee's right to request or not to request compensatory time off in lieu of payment of monetary overtime compensation, or (2) require an employee to use such compensatory time. The bill makes an employer who violates such requirements liable to the affected employee in the amount of the compensation rate for each hour of compensatory time accrued, plus an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, reduced for each hour of compensatory time used.

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Timeline

  1. 16 February 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 February 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 February 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 5 April 2017

    Committee

    Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Prior to Referral.

    Source: Committee

  5. 26 April 2017

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.

    Source: Committee

  6. 26 April 2017

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 28 April 2017

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-101.

    Source: Committee

  8. 28 April 2017

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 58.

    Source: Calendars

  9. 28 April 2017

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-101.

    Source: Committee

  10. 1 May 2017

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 299 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1180 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rules also provides for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017.

    Source: Floor

  11. 2 May 2017

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  12. 2 May 2017

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 229 - 197 (Roll no. 244). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3038-3039)

    Source: Floor

  13. 2 May 2017

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 229 - 197 (Roll no. 244).(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3038-3039)

    Source: Floor

  14. 2 May 2017

    Vote

    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 192 - 234 (Roll no. 243).

    Source: Floor

  15. 2 May 2017

    Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

    Source: Floor

  16. 2 May 2017

    Floor

    Mr. Scott (VA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. (text: CR H3048)

    Source: Floor

  17. 2 May 2017

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

  18. 2 May 2017

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1180 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rules also provides for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017.

    Source: Floor

  19. 2 May 2017

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 299. (consideration: CR H3038-3050)

    Source: Floor

  20. 2 May 2017

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 299 passed House.

    Source: Floor

  21. 3 May 2017

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

2 May 2017 · passed · On Passage · Passed · Official source

Yes 229 · No 197 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 4

Showing the first 8 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

2 May 2017 · failed · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions · Failed · Official source

Yes 192 · No 234 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 4

Showing the first 8 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

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