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HR 2826 118th Congress House Labor and Employment Labor standards Labor-management relations Wages and earnings

Save Local Business Act

Introduced: April 26, 2023 Introduced by: Comer, James Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in House
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Save Local Business Act

This bill provides that a person may be considered a joint employer in relation to an employee under federal labor law only if such person directly, actually, and immediately (and not in a limited and routine manner) exercises significant control over the essential terms and conditions of employment. Such control may by demonstrated by hiring and discharging employees, determining individual employee rates of pay and benefits, day-to-day supervision of employees, assigning individual work schedules, positions, and tasks, and administering employee discipline.

What's happening now April 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Cosponsors 92
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · May 2, 2024
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 11, 2024
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Apr 11, 2024
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Ogles, Andrew
Tennessee · Jan 30, 2024
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Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Jan 11, 2024
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Sep 8, 2023
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Williams, Roger
Texas · Aug 1, 2023
Buck, Ken
· Jul 26, 2023
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jul 17, 2023
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jul 6, 2023
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Jun 30, 2023
Lesko, Debbie
· Jun 22, 2023
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Jun 12, 2023
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jun 12, 2023
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 5, 2023
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Yakym, Rudy
Indiana · May 23, 2023
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · May 11, 2023
Bucshon, Larry
· May 9, 2023
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Fallon, Pat
Texas · May 9, 2023
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Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · May 9, 2023
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Green, Mark E.
Texas · May 9, 2023
Rodgers, Cathy
· May 9, 2023
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 28, 2023
Williams, Brandon
· Apr 28, 2023
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Fischbach, Michelle
Minnesota · Apr 27, 2023
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Hageman, Harriet M.
Wyoming · Apr 27, 2023
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Mills, Cory
Florida · Apr 27, 2023
Carl, Jerry
· Apr 26, 2023
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 26, 2023
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Apr 26, 2023
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Apr 26, 2023
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Apr 25, 2023
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Apr 25, 2023
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Apr 25, 2023
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Apr 25, 2023
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Apr 25, 2023
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Apr 25, 2023
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Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Apr 25, 2023
Burgess, Michael
· Apr 25, 2023
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Burlison, Eric
Missouri · Apr 25, 2023
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Apr 25, 2023
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Apr 25, 2023
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Collins, Mike
Georgia · Apr 25, 2023
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Apr 25, 2023
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Apr 25, 2023
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Apr 25, 2023
Duncan, Jeff
· Apr 25, 2023
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Apr 25, 2023
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Edwards, Chuck
North Carolina · Apr 25, 2023
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Apr 25, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2826: Save Local Business Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2826/
MLA
"H.R. 2826: Save Local Business Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2826/.
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H.R. 2826, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2826/.
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[H.R. 2826: Save Local Business Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2826/)
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