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-hjres-95
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2016-06-16
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: 2016-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: IA 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 95 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 16, 2016 Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Kline , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Hunter , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Heck of Nevada , Mr. Messer , Mr. Byrne , Mr. Brat , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Russell , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Ms. Stefanik , and Mr. Allen ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 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.