H.R. 5585 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5585 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 24, 2016Ms. Speier (for herself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Cartwright) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act. 2. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Section 13(b)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(b)(1)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except a driver of an over-the-road bus as defined in section 3038(a)(3) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178; 49 U.S.C. 5310 note).