United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2710 (105th)
Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act
Introduced
23 October 1997
Last action
16 July 1998 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10], Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19], Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an employee's regular pay rate, for purposes of calculating overtime compensation, will not be affected by additional payments to reward an employee or group of employees for meeting or exceeding productivity, quality, efficiency, or sales goals under a gainsharing, incentive bonus, commission, or performance contingent bonus plan.
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Timeline
23 October 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
23 October 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2071)
Source: IntroReferral
23 October 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 October 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Source: Committee
16 July 1998
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 October 1997 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 October 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 October 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 October 1997
Sponsors
- Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2710
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2710
- us · 105-hr-2710 · source updated 23 March 2026