H.R. 2870 119th Congress House

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.

Introduced: April 10, 2025 Introduced by: Mary E. Miller Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of Labor

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Employee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment studies and investigationsLabor standardsLabor-management relationsWages and earnings

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Feb 12, 2026

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-496.

Feb 12, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.

Nov 20, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15.

Nov 20, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Apr 10, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced in House

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 33

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)
for SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL) · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION
for INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS
for THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RESOURCES · Tennessee · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
33 filings
SENATE
33 filings
White House Office
30 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
28 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
18 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
18 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
17 filings
Treasury, Dept of
17 filings

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2870: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2870/

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"H.R. 2870: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2870/.

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H.R. 2870, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2870/.

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