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Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985

Introduced: August 1, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 33 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 13, 1985
Became Public Law No: 99-150.
Nov 13, 1985
Signed by President.
Nov 12, 1985
Presented to President.
Nov 12, 1985
Measure Signed in Senate.
Nov 7, 1985
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Nov 7, 1985
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Nov 7, 1985
House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Nov 7, 1985
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Nov 1, 1985
Conference Report 99-357 Filed in House.
Nov 1, 1985
Conference report filed: Conference Report 99-357 Filed in House.
Nov 1, 1985
House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Hawkins, Clay, Murphy, Williams, Jeffords, Petri, Bartlett.
Nov 1, 1985
House Insisted on its Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 1, 1985
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 31, 1985
Senate requests a conference. Appoints conferees. Hatch; Stafford; Nickles; Kennedy; Metzenbaum.
Oct 31, 1985
Senate disagreed to the House amendments. By Voice Vote.
Oct 31, 1985
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendments. By Voice Vote.
Oct 31, 1985
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Oct 31, 1985
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Oct 28, 1985
House Incorporated H.R.3530 in This Measure as an Amendment.
Oct 28, 1985
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 28, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 28, 1985
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 24, 1985
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Oct 24, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Oct 24, 1985
Measure laid before Senate.
Oct 17, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348.
Oct 17, 1985
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 99-159.
Oct 8, 1985
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Approved for reporting with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 10, 1985
Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-359.
Aug 28, 1985
Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings held at Oklahoma City, OK.
Aug 1, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Aug 1, 1985
Introduced in Senate
Jul 25, 1985
Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 881 — To make certain technical and minor conforming changes. Agreed to Oct 24, 1985
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude the employees of States and local governments from the provisions of that Act relating to maximum hours.

Revises the definition of "employee" under that Act to exclude any volunteer for a State, local, or interstate public agency, even if such volunteer is paid expenses or a nominal fee to perform the voluntary services.

What's happening now November 13, 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-150.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3530 Related bill Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985
  • HR 3271 Identical bill A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude the employees of States and political subdivisions of S…
  • HR 3380 Identical bill A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude the employees of States and political subdivisions of S…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 9, 1985
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Aug 1, 1985
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