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HR 1119 108th Congress House

Family Time Flexibility Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.

Introduced: March 6, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2003
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 64.
May 22, 2003
Reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-127.
May 20, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4260-4261)
May 19, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4207-4208)
Apr 9, 2003
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 22.
Apr 9, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 3, 2003
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 6.
Apr 3, 2003
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 13, 2003
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 12, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 6, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E401-402)
Mar 6, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 2003

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 64.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Family Time Flexibility Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for compensatory time for all employees.

Allows an employee to receive, in lieu of monetary overtime compensation, compensatory time off at a rate not less than one and one-half hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required under the Act.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Republican 9
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· May 22, 2003
Burr, Richard
· May 22, 2003
GOSS, PORTER
· May 22, 2003
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· May 22, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 22, 2003
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 22, 2003
Janklow, William
· May 15, 2003
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 9, 2003
Burns, Max
· Apr 7, 2003
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 7, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 2, 2003
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 27, 2003
Toomey, Patrick
· Mar 27, 2003
BALLENGER, CASS
· Mar 6, 2003
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 6, 2003
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Mar 6, 2003
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 6, 2003
CRANE, PHILIP
· Mar 6, 2003
DeMint, James
· Mar 6, 2003
DREIER, DAVID
· Mar 6, 2003
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Mar 6, 2003
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Mar 6, 2003
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Mar 6, 2003
Isakson, Johnny
· Mar 6, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 6, 2003
OSE, DOUG
· Mar 6, 2003
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Mar 6, 2003
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Mar 6, 2003
SMITH, NICK
· Mar 6, 2003
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Mar 6, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 6, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1119: Family Time Flexibility Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1119/
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"H.R. 1119: Family Time Flexibility Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1119/.
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