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HR 8388 117th Congress House

Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude child and dependent care services and payments from the rate used to compute overtime compensation.

Introduced: July 14, 2022 Introduced by: Stefanik, Elise M. Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Child care and developmentFamily servicesLabor standardsWages and earnings
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Jul 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 14, 2022
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 Latest action July 14, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act

This bill excludes the value of employer-funded child or dependent care from being used in calculating an eligible employee's overtime pay rate.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Oct 14, 2022
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jul 14, 2022
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Harder, Josh
California · Jul 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8388: Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8388/
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"H.R. 8388: Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8388/.
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H.R. 8388, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8388/.
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