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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the overtime rule published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Labor on May 23, 2016, would provide millions of workers with…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the overtime rule published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Labor on May 23, 2016, would provide millions of workers with greater economic security and was a legally valid exercise of the authority of the Secretary under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Introduced: June 29, 2017 See on congress.gov
This resolution expired with the 115th Congress
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Expresses the sense of Congress that the final rule issued on May 23, 2016, by the Department of Labor titled "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees": (1) would provide more than 13 million workers with greater economic security, (2) was created through the legally valid exercises of the congressionally delegated authority of the Department of Labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and (3) should be defended and enforced with due haste.

What's happening now June 29, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3865-3866)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 20: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the overtime rule published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Labor on May 23, 2016, would provide millions of workers with greater economic security and was a legally valid exercise of the authority of the Secretary under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-20/
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"S. Con. Res. 20: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the overtime rule published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Labor on May 23, 2016, would provide millions of workers with greater economic security and was a legally valid exercise of the authority of the Secretary under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-20/.
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S. Con. Res. 20, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-20/.
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[S. Con. Res. 20: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the overtime rule published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Labor on May 23, 2016, would provide millions of workers with greater economic security and was a legally valid exercise of the authority of the Secretary under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SCONRES-20/)
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