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H.R. 4366 119th Congress House

Save Local Business Act

Official title: To clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Introduced: November 17, 2025 Introduced by: James Comer Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Labor standardsLabor-management relationsWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2026
Rule H. Res. 988 passed House.
Jan 12, 2026
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 988 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2988, H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312 and H.R. 4366. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2988 under a structured rule, and H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312, and H.R. 4366 under a closed rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
Dec 30, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-422.
Dec 30, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368.
Jul 23, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 23, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.
Jul 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jul 14, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now January 13, 2026

Rule H. Res. 988 passed House.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Local Business Act

This bill provides that a person may be considered a joint employer of the employees of another employer under federal labor law only if such person directly, actually, and immediately 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, or tasks; or administering employee discipline.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 988 Procedurally related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to spe…
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 Cosponsors 2
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Onder, Robert F.
Missouri · Nov 17, 2025
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Sep 2, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4366: Save Local Business Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4366/
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