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HR 3179 113th Congress House Labor and Employment Disaster relief and insurance Insurance industry and regulation Labor standards Life, casualty, property insurance Natural disasters

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a specific limited exemption from the overtime pay requirements of such Act for work related to disaster or catastrophe claims adjustment…

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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a specific limited exemption from the overtime pay requirements of such Act for work related to disaster or catastrophe claims adjustment after a major disaster.

Introduced: October 16, 2013 Introduced by: Hudson, Richard Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jan 22, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sep 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from maximum hours requirements any employee who: (1) adjusts or evaluates claims resulting from or relating to a major disaster for at least $591 per week (or any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary of Labor, whichever is greater) during the 2-year period after the disaster; and (2) is employed as an adjuster or evaluator by an employer not itself engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or contracts.

What's happening now January 22, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 65
All 65 Democratic 13 Republican 18
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 10, 2014
Brooks, Mo
· Apr 10, 2014
MICA, JOHN
· Apr 2, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· Mar 27, 2014
Miller, Jeff
· Mar 26, 2014
Palazzo, Steven
· Mar 26, 2014
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 24, 2014
Bucshon, Larry
· Feb 25, 2014
Delaney, John
· Feb 11, 2014
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Feb 11, 2014
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 5, 2014
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jan 29, 2014
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 27, 2014
Kildee, Daniel
· Jan 27, 2014
Marchant, Kenny
· Jan 16, 2014
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jan 15, 2014
Byrne, Bradley
· Jan 14, 2014
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 8, 2014
Brooks, Susan
· Jan 7, 2014
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 7, 2014
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 11, 2013
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Dec 5, 2013
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Dec 5, 2013
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Dec 4, 2013
GREEN, GENE
· Dec 2, 2013
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Dec 2, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Dec 2, 2013
Kennedy, Joseph
· Nov 18, 2013
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Nov 18, 2013
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 13, 2013
Perlmutter, Ed
· Nov 13, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Nov 13, 2013
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Nov 12, 2013
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Nov 12, 2013
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Nov 12, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Nov 12, 2013
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Oct 30, 2013
Harper, Gregg
· Oct 30, 2013
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Oct 30, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Oct 30, 2013
McHenry, Patrick
· Oct 23, 2013
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 22, 2013
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Oct 22, 2013
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Oct 22, 2013
KINGSTON, JACK
· Oct 16, 2013
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 14, 2013
Olson, Pete
· Oct 10, 2013
SMITH, LAMAR
· Oct 10, 2013
Cook, Paul
· Oct 7, 2013
Price, Tom
· Oct 4, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3179: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a specific limited exemption from the overtime pay requirements of such Act for work related to disaster or catastrophe claims adjustment after a major disaster.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3179/
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"H.R. 3179: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a specific limited exemption from the overtime pay requirements of such Act for work related to disaster or catastrophe claims adjustment after a major disaster.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3179/.
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