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H.R. 4885 (96th)

A bill to amend the Contract Work Hours Standards Act and the Walsh-Healey Act to permit employees to whom such Acts apply to work ten hours a day, four days a week, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

20 July 1979

Last action

20 July 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Hinson, Jon C. [R-MS-4], Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Emery, David F. [R-ME-1], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23], Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12], Rep. Jones, James R. [D-OK-1], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4], Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14], Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11]

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Summary

Amends the Walsh-Healey Act to permit government contractors to have their employees work a four-day workweek consisting of four ten-hour days. Amends the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to revise wage and overtime guidelines to accommodate such a workweek.

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Timeline

  1. 20 July 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 July 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 July 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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