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HR 1602 107th Congress House

Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an employee's "regular rate" for purposes of calculating overtime compensation will not be affected by certain additional payments.

Introduced: November 22, 2002 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Fringe benefitsGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkLabor productivity
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2001
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Apr 26, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 26, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1608-1609)
Apr 26, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1608)
Apr 26, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 31, 2001

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an employee's regular pay rate, for purposes of calculating overtime compensation, will not be affected by additional payments to reward an employee or group of employees for meeting or exceeding productivity, quality, efficiency, or sales goals under a gain sharing, incentive bonus, commission, or performance contingent bonus plan.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 22, 2002
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Sep 10, 2001
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Jul 26, 2001
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 26, 2001
Isakson, Johnny
· Jun 5, 2001
DeMint, James
· May 10, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1602: Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1602/
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"H.R. 1602: Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1602/.
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H.R. 1602, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1602/.
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