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H.R. 3237 (99th)

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the overtime requirements of that Act employees of State and local public agencies and to clarify the application of that Act to volunteers.

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Introduced

4 September 1985

Last action

28 October 1985 · Committee

Status

See H.R.3530.

Sponsors

Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3], Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3], Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2], Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Latta, Delbert L. [R-OH-5], Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8], Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5], Rep. Cheney, Dick [R-WY-At Large], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17], Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3], Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Rep. Siljander, Mark D. [R-MI-4], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9], Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5], Rep. Kramer, Ken [R-CO-5], Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Cobey, William W. [R-NC-4], Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]

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21 July 2025

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Summary

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude the employees of States and local governments from the provisions of that Act relating to maximum hours. Revises the definition of "employee" under that Act to exclude any volunteer for a State, local, or interstate public agency, even if such volunteer is paid expenses or a nominal fee to perform the voluntary services.

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Timeline

  1. 4 September 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 September 1985

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 September 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 18 September 1985

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

    Source: Committee

  5. 28 October 1985

    Committee

    See H.R.3530.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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