Flexibility for Workers Education Act

Summary

Flexibility for Workers Education Act This bill modifies the definition of hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act to exclude certain voluntary training that occurs outside an employee's regular working hours. Such training does not count as hours worked even if it is offered by the employer, provided that an employee's working conditions are not adversely affected by choosing not to participate and the employee does not perform any work for the employer during the training.

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Timeline

1. 21 March 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 March 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 March 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 April 2025

   Vote

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13.

   Source: Committee

5. 9 April 2025

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

   Source: Committee

6. 30 December 2025

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369.

   Source: Calendars

7. 30 December 2025

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-423.

   Source: Committee

8. 30 December 2025

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-423.

   Source: Committee

9. 12 January 2026

   Reported

   Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 988 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2988, H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312 and H.R. 4366. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2988 under a structured rule, and H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312, and H.R. 4366 under a closed rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.

   Source: Floor

10. 13 January 2026

    Passed

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

    Source: Floor

11. 13 January 2026

    Vote

    On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 215 (Roll no. 19).

    Source: Floor

12. 13 January 2026

    Vote

    Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 215 (Roll no. 19).

    Source: Floor

13. 13 January 2026

    Vote

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 18).

    Source: Floor

14. 13 January 2026

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 988. (consideration: CR H677-681; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H677-678)

    Source: Floor

15. 13 January 2026

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2988, H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312 and H.R. 4366. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2988 under a structured rule, and H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312, and H.R. 4366 under a closed rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.

    Source: Floor

16. 13 January 2026

    Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

    Source: Floor

17. 13 January 2026

    Floor

    Mr. Norcross moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Workforce. (text: CR H680-681)

    Source: Floor

18. 13 January 2026

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to ← Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2270) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude child and dependent care services and payments from the rate used to compute overtime compensation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2312) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the definition of the term ''tipped employee'', and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4366) 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.
• amends ← Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 988, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Workforce, modified by the amendment printed in part B of House Report 119-440, is considered adopted.