Key Votes
HR 2391 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 1996 - Key Vote
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Mel Watt voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - Aug. 1, 1996
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (225-195) - July 30, 1996 (Key vote)
Title: Working Families Flexibility Act of 1996
Vote to pass a bill that gives employees the option to choose between one and one-half hours of compensatory time-off for each hour worked or overtime pay for extra hours worked.
- Requires an employer and employee to reach an agreement before compensatory time can be offered.
- Stipulates that an employee of a private agency cannot earn more than 240 hours of compensatory time.
- Prohibits an employer from coercing employees into making a decision when choosing to accept compensatory time off or payment for overtime hours worked.
- Requires an employer to pay for compensatory time not taken by the end of a 12-month period, or at the time of employee termination.
- Requires employers to allow employees to use their earned compensatory time within a reasonable amount of time after the employee requests its use, unless it overly disrupts operations.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Sept. 21, 1995
Title: Working Families Flexibility Act of 1996
Sponsors
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- William E. 'Bill' Barrett (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Bliley Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert K. 'Bob' Dornan (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Harris W. Fawell (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack M. Fields Jr. (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tillie K. Fowler (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Funderburk (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- William F. 'Bill' Goodling (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Enid Greene (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Steven C. 'Steve' Gunderson (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen 'Steve' Horn (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Y. Tim Hutchinson (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Inglis Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nancy L. Johnson (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Jay C. Kim (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- David M. McIntosh (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
- Dan Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Susan Molinari (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Bill' Paxon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R)
- Matthew 'Matt' Salmon (AZ - ) (Out Of Office)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald B.H. 'Jerry' Solomon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Stenholm (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Charles H. Taylor (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)