HR 2262passed_one119th Congress

Flexibility for Workers Education Act

Introduced Mar 21, 2025House billPolicy area: Labor and EmploymentLast action Jan 13, 2026Sponsor: Ashley Hinson(R-IA)

laborLabor and Employment

Education and Workforce Committee

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Official summaryUpdated Jan 13, 2026

What the bill does

Flexibility for Workers Education Act This bill modifies the definition of hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act to exclude certain voluntary training that occurs outside an employee's regular working hours. Such training does not count as hours worked even if it is offered by the employer, provided that an employee's working conditions are not adversely affected by choosing not to participate and the employee does not perform any work for the employer during the training.

Latest official action

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Lobbying Filings

$1973.0M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Mar 21, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Apr 21, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by 1HUDDLE INC

Jul 21, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Jul 21, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Jul 21, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by 1HUDDLE INC

Jan 13, 2026vote

Official Congressional Actions

Jan 13, 2026Floor

On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 215 (Roll no. 19).

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Jan 13, 2026Floor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Jan 13, 2026Floor

The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

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Jan 13, 2026Floor

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H692-693)

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Jan 13, 2026

Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.	CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.	$1934.0M	Jul 21, 2025	2025Q2	AERAUTAVI
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION	INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION	$39.0M	Jul 21, 2025	2025Q2	LBRTAXFIN
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Lateefah Simon	D	nay	Jan 13, 2026
Thomas P. Tiffany	R	yea	Jan 13, 2026
Bennie G. Thompson	D	nay	Jan 13, 2026
Juan Vargas	D	nay	Jan 13, 2026

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.