HR 2262
Flexibility for Workers Education Act
Summary
Flexibility for Workers Education Act This bill modifies the definition of hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act to exclude certain voluntary training that occurs outside an employee's regular working hours. Such training does not count as hours worked even if it is offered by the employer, provided that an employee's working conditions are not adversely affected by choosing not to participate and the employee does not perform any work for the employer during the training.
Bill status
- Status
- Failed
- Sponsor
- Rep. Ashley Hinson [R-IA-2]
- Cosponsors
- 2
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment
- Introduced
- 2025-03-21
- Latest action
- 2026-01-13: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Committee referrals
- Education and Workforce Committee: House · Unknown · 2026-01-13
- Education and Workforce Committee: House · Unknown · 2026-01-13
- Education and Workforce Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-12-30
- Education and Workforce Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-04-09
- Education and Workforce Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-03-21
Recent actions
- 2026-01-13: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-01-13: On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 215 (Roll no. 19).
- 2026-01-13: Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 215 (Roll no. 19).
- 2026-01-13: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 18).
- 2026-01-13: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H692-693)