US HB3066 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 23-1)
Status: Introduced on September 23 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Companionship Exemption Protection Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, with respect to the exemption from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of age or infirmity are unable to care for themselves, to specify that such companionship services include third party non-medical in-home care companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation, errands, assistance to appointments, laundry, medication reminders, bathing, and assistance with incontinence and grooming.

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Title

Companionship Exemption Protection Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-11-18HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2011-09-23HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Same As/Similar To

HB5969 (Related) 2012-09-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
SB3280 (Related) 2012-06-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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