Sets House floor rules for debating five labor and retirement bills, waiving points of order against them and limiting debate on each to one hour plus one motion to recommit.
Official title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2270) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude child and dependent care services and payments from the rate used to compute overtime compensation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2312) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the definition of the term ''tipped employee'', and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4366) to clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
- Makes in order H.R. 2988, which specifies how employee retirement plans under ERISA may weigh pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and allows one further amendment printed in the Rules Committee report.
- Makes in order H.R. 2262, which excludes certain activities from hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and H.R. 2270, which excludes child and dependent care payments from the overtime rate calculation.
- Makes in order H.R. 2312, which revises the definition of 'tipped employee', and H.R. 4366, which clarifies when two or more employers are joint employers under the NLRA and the FLSA.
- Waives points of order against each bill and its committee substitute, and provides one hour of debate per bill equally divided between the majority and minority.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (12-JAN-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 13-JAN-2026).
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