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HR 2771 115th Congress House

Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise an exemption to the minimum wage and maximum hours provisions of that Act for certain seasonal workers … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise an exemption to the minimum wage and maximum hours provisions of that Act for certain seasonal workers in national parks and forests, and to amend title 41, United States Code, to include an exemption for contracts providing services directly related to recreational activities to the general public, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Forests, forestry, treesLabor standardsLicensing and registrationsOutdoor recreation
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Parks, recreation areas, trailsPublic contracts and procurementSports and recreation facilitiesWages and earnings
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 2, 2017
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 Latest action June 2, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend the exemption from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements to an employee of a recreational establishment engaged in providing services or facilities directly related to outfitting and guiding or similar outdoor recreation activities, or rental of outdoor recreational equipment. Federal agencies shall notify their contractors of the applicability of this exemption.

This bill exempts from service contract labor standards and paid sick leave requirements contracts with the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that provide services directly related to the recreational activities specified by this bill.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 5
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Valadao, David G.
California · Jul 25, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 2, 2017
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jun 2, 2017
Cheney, Liz
· Jun 2, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 2, 2017
Cook, Paul
· Jun 2, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 2, 2017
Love, Mia
· Jun 2, 2017
Pearce, Stevan
· Jun 2, 2017
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2771: Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2771/
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"H.R. 2771: Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2771/.
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H.R. 2771, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2771/.
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