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Sets Debate Rules for 5 House Bills
Recent Bills/Sets Debate Rules for 5 House Bills

Sets Debate Rules for 5 House Bills

IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
Passed House8 months ago
Intro
Proc.
House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
CongressHouse of RepresentativesLegislative rules and procedure
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Why This Matters

This resolution sets the rules for debating five different bills about labor laws and retirement plans in the House.

If you work in a tipped job or use child care services, this sets up debate on bills that could impact your situation.
Who this affects
Workers in tipped jobs · Families using child care · Employers · Retirement plan participants
What does this resolution do?
  1. 1This resolution allows the House to discuss five specific bills related to labor and retirement.
  2. 2One bill focuses on how employers consider financial and non-financial factors in retirement plans.
  3. 3Another bill addresses which activities do not count toward hours worked under labor laws.
  4. 4A separate bill looks to exclude child and dependent care payments from overtime calculations.
  5. 5The last two bills clarify definitions and rules regarding tipped employees and joint employer status.
Read the detailed summary

This resolution provides for the 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.

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Resolution Progress3 of 3
Concurrent resolutions must be adopted by both the House and Senate. They do not go to the President.
Intro
Proc.
House
IntroducedJan 12
Sponsors
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Procedural VoteJan 13

On Ordering the Previous Question

House Vote
Yes 205No 202Not Voting 19
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HouseJan 13
House Vote
Yes 214No 207Not Voting 10
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