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.

Sponsor: Michelle Fischbach (Republican-MN)

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Passed One Chamber

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

House would set special rules for debating bills on retirement and worker pay

This resolution sets the specific rules for how the House of Representatives would debate and vote on five different bills. These bills cover topics like retirement savings, what counts as work time for pay, overtime calculations, tipped employee definitions, and who is considered a joint employer. The special rules would speed up their consideration by limiting debate and waiving procedural challenges.

What Would Change

Today, bills are typically considered under general House rules, allowing for various procedural challenges and more flexible debate structures. If this resolution passes, five specific bills (H.R. 2988, H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312, and H.R. 4366) would be considered under special, expedited rules. This means most procedural objections would be waived, debate would be limited to one hour per bill, and certain committee-recommended changes would be automatically adopted.

Key Provisions

Allows the House to consider five specific bills under a fast-track process.
Removes most procedural challenges against H.R. 2988, H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312, and H.R. 4366.
Limits debate on each of the five bills to one hour, controlled by the Committee on Education and Workforce leadership.
Includes certain committee-recommended changes to each of the five bills automatically.
Permits one additional amendment for H.R. 2988, as specified by the Rules Committee.
Includes a specific modification from the Rules Committee for H.R. 2262.