To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 785.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GARCIA of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 22, February 2, 2023, Page H681):
  Article 1, Section 8: ``To make Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or office thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: Labor rights
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 785, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/785

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 21, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  383e988b2e6b0afe1e20615736b6b05b563a5001435a759d354feefb76967897

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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