H.R. 8272
119th Congress
House
To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations…
Official title: To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act.
Labor and Employment
Health personnelLabor standardsRural conditions and developmentTemporary and part-time employment
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2026
Introduced in House
Apr 14, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
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- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
- WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC
- WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC
- AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- White House Office
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Education, Dept of
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8272: To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8272/
"H.R. 8272: To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8272/.
H.R. 8272, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8272/.
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