,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ghe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #b1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,g>cia ( ,texas 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,port]1
 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,g>ca (
 ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,allr$1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4     
,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4     
,tlaib1 & ,mr4 ,cas>7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 
to require paid re/ breaks = c]ta9      
con/ruction employees1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,paid re/ breaks = c]ta9          
con/ruction employees  7a7 ,paid re/    
break ,! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47 is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] section #g ! foll[+3  #h4   
,paid re/ breaks = con/ruction employees
  7a7 ,requirem5ts ,an employ] %all--   
7#a7 ) respect to ea* con/ruction       
employee ( su* employ]-- 7,a7 provide at
 lea/ "o #ae-m9ute paid re/ break = e   
f\r h\rs ( "w to ea* su* employee2 &    

7,b7 at ! "t ( hir+1 provide notice 9 ! 
prim>y language ( su* employee1 an      
explanation t-- 7i7 su* employee is     
entitl$ to ! paid re/ breaks describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,a72  7ii7 retaliation by  
su* employ] aga9/ su* employee = reque/+
 or tak+ su* paid re/ breaks is         
prohibit$2 &  7iii7 su* employee has a  
"r to file a compla9t ) ! ,secret>y =   
any violation ( ?is section by su*      
employ]2 &  7#b7 display a sign1 9 a    
conspicu\s & accessible location1 at !  
place ( bus9ess ( su* employ] & at !    
applicable con/ruction "w site t        
includes1 9 bo? ,engli% & ,spani%1 !    
in=mation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b74
  7b7 ,po/$ notice ,! ,secret>y %all    
issue regulations ) respect to ! design 
& cont5t ( ! sign ref]r$ to 9 subsection
 7a77#b74  7c7 ,retaliation prohibit$   
,an employ] may n take retaliatory      
p]sonnel action or o!rwise discrim9ate  
aga9/ a con/ruction employee if su*     
employee-- 7#a7 reque/s or takes paid   
re/ breaks 9 accordance ) ?is section2  

or  7#b7 files a compla9t ) ! ,secret>y 
alleg+ a violation ( ?is section4  7d7  
,int]action ) o!r laws ,no?+ 9 ?is      
section %all be con/ru$ to excuse       
noncompliance ) any ,f$]al or ,/ate law1
 municipal ord9ance1 or collective      
b>ga9+ agreem5t requir+ long] re/ breaks
 ?an ^? requir$ "u ?is section4  7e7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
con/ruction employee means an individual
 :o is employ$ by an employ]1 or is hir$
 z a contractor ( su* an employ]1 to    
p]=m g5]al con/ruction s]vices4  7#b7 ,!
 t]m g5]al con/ruction s]vices means !--
 7,a7 erection ( or prep>ation to erect 
a /ructure2 or  7,b7 remodel+1 ext5sion1
 repair1 or demolition ( a /ructure or  
o!r improvem5t ( real prop]ty or a      
/ructure relat$ to real prop]ty4  7#c7  
,! t]m re/ break means a break f "w dur+
 "w h\rs1 b does n include a regul> meal
 break p]iod provid$ to a con/ruction   
employee by an employ]4  4  7b7         
,p5alties ,section #af7;b7 ( ! ,fair    
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi         

,u4,s4,c4 #baf7;b77 is am5d$ by add+    
aft] ! ?ird s5t5ce ! foll[+3 ,if !      
,secret>y makes a det]m9ation t an      
employ] has violat$ section #h7;a7 ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y may assess an        
adm9i/rative p5alty to su* employ] if   
su* employ] fails to correct ! violation
 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* 
su* employ] receives notice f !         
,secret>y ( su* det]m9ation4 ,any       
employ] t violates ! provisions (       
section #h7;c7 ( ?is ,act %all be liable
 = su* legal or equitable relief z may  
be appropriate1 includ+ )\t limitation  
employm5t1 re9/atem5t1 promotion1 & !   
paym5t ( wages lo/ & an additional equal
 am\nt z liquidat$ damages44