HR 484
105th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Community organization
Government Operations and Politics
Local employees
Overtime
Salaries
Social Welfare
State employees
Urban affairs
Volunteer workers
Volunteer workers in government
Wages
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer or community organization or purpose without requiring the employer to pay them compensation.
Introduced: January 21, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 31, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 21, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 21, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude from coverage State or local government employees who volunteer, solely at their own option, either for no compensation or for only expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee, to perform services for their public agency employer or for a community organization or purpose.
Prohibits any public agency employer from requiring (directly or indirectly) an employee to volunteer to perform services for such agency or for a community organization or purpose.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1