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H.R.2888: Sales Incentive Compensation Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about government operations and politics
- Introduced Nov. 7, 1997
- Latest Major Action June 16, 1998
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
52 (15 Democrats, 38 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Sales Incentive Compensation Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from minimum wage recordkeeping and overtime compensation requirements any employee in a sales position, if: (1) the employee has specialized or technical knowledge related to products or services being sold; (2) the employee's sales are predominantly to persons who are entities to whom the employee has made previous sales or the employee's position does...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 313.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-558.
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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 461 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2888 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
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Rule H. Res. 461 passed House.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 461.
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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2888 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
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ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Goodling asked unanimous consent that during further consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H.Res. 461 after the legislative day of today no further debate or amendments to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order. Agreed to without objection.
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House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 461 and Rule XXIII.
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The Speaker designated the Honorable J. C. Watts Jr. to act as Chairman of the Committee.
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DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Owens amendment, the Chair put the question and the noes had prevailed. Mr. Owens demanded a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum. Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 461, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later. The point of no quorum was considered withdrawn.
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Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2888 as unfinished business.
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Considered as unfinished business.
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The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the request for a recorded vote on the Owens of New York amendment which was postponed from yesterday. The amendment requires the employee's consent to work any hours in excess of forty in any workweek or eight hours in any day.
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The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2888.
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
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On passage Passed by recorded vote: 261 - 165 (Roll No. 228).
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2888.
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
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| Nov. 7, 1997 |
Introduced in the House by Harris W. Fawell (R-Ill.) |