H.R. 2262

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2262 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 369
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2262

[Report No. 119-423]

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain 
activities from hours worked, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 21, 2025

Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Ms. Letlow, and Mr. Messmer) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce

December 30, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
21, 2025]

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A BILL

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain 
activities from hours worked, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility for Workers Education 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ATTENDANCE OR PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--Section 3(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(o)) is amended to read as follows:
``(o) Hours Worked.--In determining for the purposes of sections 6 
and 7 the hours for which an employee is employed, there shall be 
excluded--
``(1) any time spent in changing clothes or washing at the 
beginning or end of each workday which was excluded from 
measured working time during the week involved by the express 
terms of or by custom or practice under a bona fide collective-
bargaining agreement applicable to the particular employee; and
``(2) any time spent attending or participating in an 
education or training program or a similar activity (such as a 
lecture), regardless of whether the program or activity is 
offered or facilitated by the employer, provided that--
``(A) such attendance or participation occurs 
outside of the employee's regular working hours;
``(B) such attendance or participation is 
voluntary, and the employer does not take adverse 
action against the employee on the basis that such 
employee does not so attend or participate; and
``(C) the employee does not perform any work for 
the employer during such attendance or 
participation.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to hours worked on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
Union Calendar No. 369

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2262

[Report No. 119-423]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain 
activities from hours worked, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

December 30, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed