H.R. 3499

Summary

H.R. 3499, the Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act, was introduced in the House on May 19, 2025 by Rep. Burgess Owens (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on May 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 3499 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3499 IH: Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3499  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 19, 2025   Mr. Owens  (for himself and  Mr. Moore of Utah ) 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 exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act  .
2.
Exemption with respect to certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act ( 29 U.S.C. 213(a) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
(2)
any employee primarily engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting (including equipment rentals) or guiding services, and employed by a business providing such outfitting or services, that—
(A)
does not operate for more than seven months in any calendar year; or
(B)
had average receipts for any six months of the preceding calendar year that were not more than 33 1/3  per centum of its average receipts for the other six months of such year; or
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3.
Effective date
The amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to wages and overtime compensation required to be paid for workweeks beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements.

Sponsors

Rep. Burgess Owens (R) sponsors H.R. 3499, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Burgess Owens

Rep. · R–UT-4 · Sponsor

Introduced May 19, 2025

Blake Moore

Rep. · R–UT-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 19, 2025 · Original

Ryan Zinke

Rep. · R–MT-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 4, 2025

Elijah Crane

Rep. · R–AZ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 6, 2025

Celeste Maloy

Rep. · R–UT-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 3, 2026

Michael Simpson

Rep. · R–ID-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 19, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 3499 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · May 19, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3499 has taken 2 actions since May 19, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3499 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3499 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act — Display Title
• Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 3499 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Natural Resources.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3499 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3499’s is Labor and Employment.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3499, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 84 (Monday, May 19, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OWENS:H.R. 3499.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H2147]

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