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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3485
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 25, 2019Ms. Speier (for herself, Ms. Brownley of California, and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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.
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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 an employee employed as a driver of an over-the-road bus, which is a bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment..