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HR 3152 105th Congress House

Amy Somers Volunteers at Food Banks Act

Official title: To provide that certain volunteers at private non-profit food banks are not employees for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Introduced: March 17, 1998 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Agriculture and FoodFood reliefHours of laborMinimum wages
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Nonprofit organizationsSocial WelfareVolunteer workers in social service
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 7, 1998
Became Public Law No: 105-221.
Aug 7, 1998
Signed by President.
Aug 4, 1998
Presented to President.
Jul 30, 1998
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 29, 1998
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 29, 1998
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 29, 1998
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9318)
Jul 29, 1998
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9318)
Jun 25, 1998
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jun 25, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 25, 1998
On passage Passed without objection.
Jun 25, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Jun 25, 1998
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5386-5387)
Jun 25, 1998
Mr. Ballenger asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jun 25, 1998
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Feb 27, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 4, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 4, 1998
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 713 – Amendment in the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Jun 25, 1998
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 Latest action August 7, 1998

Became Public Law No: 105-221.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to provide that individuals who volunteer their services solely for humanitarian purposes to private non-profit food banks, and who receive groceries from the food banks, are not considered employees for FLSA purposes.

 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 17, 1998
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Feb 24, 1998
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Feb 11, 1998
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