HR 4885 · 96th Congress · Labor and Employment

A bill to amend the Contract Work Hours Standards Act and the Walsh-Healey Act to permit employees to whom such Acts apply to work ten hours a day, four days a week, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1979-07-20· Sponsored by Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-07-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Walsh-Healey Act to permit government contractors to have their employees work a four-day workweek consisting of four ten-hour days. Amends the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to revise wage and overtime guidelines to accommodate such a workweek.…

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Cosponsors (20)

6 Democrats14 Republicans