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HR 4069 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Labor standards

Modern Worker Empowerment Act

Introduced: December 6, 2019 Introduced by: Stefanik, Elise M. Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 25, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Modern Worker Empowerment Act

This bill requires the use of common law rules in defining "employee" under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2973 Identical bill Modern Worker Empowerment Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 10
R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Feb 10, 2020
Rooney, Francis
· Feb 5, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 3, 2020
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jan 14, 2020
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Dec 19, 2019
Walker, Mark
· Dec 9, 2019
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Dec 6, 2019
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Dec 6, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Dec 3, 2019
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Nov 20, 2019
Hollingsworth, Trey
· Nov 18, 2019
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Nov 14, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Sep 24, 2019
Byrne, Bradley
· Jul 25, 2019
Roe, David
· Jul 25, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4069: Modern Worker Empowerment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4069/
MLA
"H.R. 4069: Modern Worker Empowerment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4069/.
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H.R. 4069, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4069/.
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[H.R. 4069: Modern Worker Empowerment Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4069/)
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