Senate Concurrent Resolution 20
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the overtime rule published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Labor on May 23, 2016, would provide millions of workers with greater economic security and was a legally valid exercise of the authority of the Secretary under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 29, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Concurrent Resolution
Concurrent Resolution
A form of legislative measure used for the regulation of business within both chambers of Congress, not for proposing changes in law. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Con.Res. or S.Con.Res. Joint resolutions and simple resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
20
Congress
115
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
Sherrod Brown
grade
Ohio
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Washington
Washington
Wisconsin
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the final rule issued on May 23, 2016, by the Department of Labor titled "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees": (1) would provide more than 13 million workers with greater economic security, (2) was created through the legally valid exercises of the congressionally delegated authority of the Department of Labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and (3) should be defended and enforced with due haste.
June 29, 2017
06/29/2017
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3865-3866)
06/29/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:31 PM