1HOUSE · JAN 13, 2026
Failed in the House
209–215FAILED
R 209–6 D 0–209
On Passage · roll 19 · 7 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Flexibility for Workers Education Act
Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ashley Hinson R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2025
- Committee actionApr 9, 2025
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 13, 2026 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2262.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2262, Flexibility for Workers Education Act” on July 29, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 9, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61600
- CBO publication date
- July 29, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2262, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2262
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-423 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on December 30, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/423
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2262, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2262
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HINSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 52, March 21, 2025, Page H1190):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2262, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2262
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 2262. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · Jan 13, 2026 · roll 18R 0–213 D 209–0209–213Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ashley Hinson.
- H.R. 1869 (119th) Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026
- H.R. 6359 (119th) Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
- H.R. 2552 (119th) RIFLE Act
- H.R. 4673 (119th) Save Our Bacon Act
- H.R. 7498 (119th) After Hours Child Care Act
- H.R. 1995 (119th) Securing American Agriculture Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.