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- H.R.5969
H.R.5969: Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about labor and employment
- Introduced June 19, 2012
- Latest Major Action Sept. 26, 2012
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
29 (2 Democrats, 27 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care 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 provide detailed definitions of "companionship services" and "domestic service employment." Excludes from...
(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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| June 19, 2012 |
Introduced in the House by Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) |