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H.R. 85

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 85, the Small Business Flexibility Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R). It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 85 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb85/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 85 IH: Small Business Flexibility Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 85  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Biggs of Arizona  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow the pooling of tips among all employees, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Small Business Flexibility Act  .
2.
Tip pooling
Section 3(m)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act ( 29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking  employees who customarily and regularly receive tips  and inserting  pools of employees described in subparagraph (C) ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(C)
The pools of employees described in this subparagraph are as follows:
(i)
Employees who customarily and regularly receive tips.
(ii)
Employees who—
(I)
customarily and regularly receive tips and receive a cash wage paid by the employer that is not less than the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1); and
(II)
do not customarily and regularly receive tips.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb85/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 85 alone.

Andy Biggs

Rep. · R–AZ-5 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 85 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 85 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 85 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 85 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Small Business Flexibility Act — Display Title
  • Small Business Flexibility Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow the pooling of tips among all employees, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 85 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 85’s is Labor and Employment.

hr85/policy-areas.txt
Labor and EmploymentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 85 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Wages and earnings.

hr85/subjects.txt
Wages and earnings

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com