HR5960-118

In Committee

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to impose restrictions relating to prospective employees’ educational credentials, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 16, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to impose restrictions relating to prospective employees’ educational credentials, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Education, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H179AFFC80BA040119D2C7CB8B3738F63: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opportunity to Compete Act.
  • Section H6231ED3FE6FD464BBFDDF5C01DA016CD: 2. Restrictions relating to prospective employees’ educational credentials The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by inserting...
  • Section H29826BCF339D46428DB97FDF1A2BB06D: 8. Guidance relating to educational credentials Except as provided in subsection (b), an employer may only use, in the consideration of prospective employees...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to impose restrictions relating to prospective employees’ educational credentials, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Education, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to impose restrictions relating to prospective employees’ educational credentials, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Education Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies: ,
workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

Oct 16, 2023

Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself and Mr. James) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Education Defense
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

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