[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2270 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2270
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude child and dependent care services and payments from the rate used to compute overtime compensation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2025
Mr. Messmer (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar, Mrs. Hinson, and Mr. Harder of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude child and dependent care services and payments from the rate used to compute overtime compensation.
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 ``Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CHILD CARE IN COMPUTING OVERTIME COMPENSATION.
(a) In General.--Section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(e)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``payments or reimbursements for child or dependent care services;'' after ``by the employer;''; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``or'' at the end; (3) in paragraph (8)(D)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ``(9) the value of any child or dependent care services provided by an employer.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to overtime compensation required to be paid for workweeks beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>