H.R. 1406—Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
H.R. 1406 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 5:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Amendment Deadline
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 10:00am View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
H. Rept. 113-49PDF
Report from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
Submitted for Record
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Monday, May 6, 2013.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 198:
Adopted by record vote of 228-199, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 230-198, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
MANAGERS: Foxx/Polis
1. Structured rule.
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only the further amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, if offered by Representative Gibson of New York or his designee. The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
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| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | DeLauro (CT), Courtney (CT), Esty (CT) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Allows Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Gibson (NY), King, Peter (NY), Meehan (PA) | Bi-Partisan | Requires the GAO to submit a report to Congress on the usage of compensatory time allowed under the Act and detail any complaints filed or enforcement actions taken for alleged violations of the Act. The report will ensure Congress can monitor any potential abuse of the Act. | Made In Order |
| 2 | Version 1 | Grayson (FL) | Democrat | Alters the penalty for employers who intimidate, threaten, or coerce employees into using earned compensatory time off in a manner inconsistent with their wishes. Makes each such violation a misdemeanor. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Grayson (FL) | Democrat | Allows employees who have earned compensatory time off pursuant to this bill to use the time at the employee’s discretion – not the employer’s (as originally drafted on p. 8, lines 6-9). | Withdrawn |
| 4 | Version 1 | Grayson (FL) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Replaces bill text with that of H.R. 2564, the Paid Vacation Act, from the 111th Congress requiring employers to provide each employee at least one week of paid vacation during each twelve month period. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Provides that the employee must be compensated within 7 days, instead of 30 days. | Withdrawn |
| 7 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Adds a condition that the Act shall expire in 3 years instead of 5 years. | Withdrawn |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 27
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 1406 to report an open rule. Defeated: 3–9