A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.

Bill: 114-sjres-34
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2016-06-07
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Labor

Labor standards

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution declares that:</p> <ul> <li>Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, professionals, outside sales, and computer employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and</li> <li>such rule shall have no force or effect.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: IIA 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 34 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2016 Mr. Alexander (for himself, Mr. Johnson , Mr. McConnell , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Coats , Mr. Cochran , Ms. Collins , Mr. Corker , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Daines , Mr. Enzi , Mrs. Ernst , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Flake , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Graham , Mr. Hatch , Mr. Heller , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Lee , Mr. McCain , Mr. Moran , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Paul , Mr. Perdue , Mr. Risch , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Scott , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Shelby , Mr. Thune , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Vitter , Mr. Wicker , and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 32391 (May 23, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.