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HR 1226 104th Congress House

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make uniform the application of the overtime exemption for inside sales personnel.

Introduced: June 27, 1996 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment CommerceMinimum wagesOvertimeSales personnelWages
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 14, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Mar 14, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E594-595)
Mar 14, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to apply an overtime exemption to employees of any establishment (currently, any retail or service establishment) whose regular rate of pay exceeds one and one-half times the minimum wage and more than half of whose compensation represents commissions on goods or services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jun 27, 1996
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Dec 6, 1995
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 30, 1995
Burr, Richard
· Jun 27, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1226: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make uniform the application of the overtime exemption for inside sales personnel.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1226/
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"H.R. 1226: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make uniform the application of the overtime exemption for inside sales personnel.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1226/.
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H.R. 1226, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1226/.
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