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H.R. 1962

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Summary

H.R. 1962, the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 6, 2025 by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.


Record

Text

H.R. 1962 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb1962/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1962 IH: Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-03-06
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1962 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2025 Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Mr. Takano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to remove the overtime wages exemption for certain employees, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act .
2.
Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938
Section 13(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(b) ) is amended by striking paragraph (1).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to remove the overtime wages exemption for certain employees, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) sponsors H.R. 1962, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1962 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Mar 6, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1962 has taken 2 actions since Mar 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 1962 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1962 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act — Display Title
  • Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to remove the overtime wages exemption for certain employees, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 26 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1962 in 20 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Trucking/Shipping, Transportation, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Government Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FEDEX CORPORATIONDistrict of Columbia18
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSDistrict of Columbia16
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATIONMissouri16

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 26.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2025 fourth_quarter$3.7M4th Quarter - Report
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$3.2M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$3.2M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$3.2M3rd Quarter - Report
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2026 first_quarter$3.1M1st Quarter - Report
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2025 second_quarter$3M2nd Quarter - Report
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$2.9M2nd Quarter - Report
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2025 first_quarter$2.8M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 second_quarter$740K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 second_quarter$720K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 first_quarter$720K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 third_quarter$620K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 fourth_quarter$560K4th Quarter - Report
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATIONOWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$377.5K1st Quarter - Report
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATIONOWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$366.4K4th Quarter - Report
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATIONOWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$356.1K3rd Quarter - Report
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATIONOWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$343.1K1st Quarter - Report
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATIONOWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$329.4K2nd Quarter - Report
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATIONOWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$302.2K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1962 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1962’s is Labor and Employment.

hr1962/policy-areas.txt
Labor and EmploymentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1962 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Labor standards to Wages and earnings.

hr1962/subjects.txt
Labor standardsMotor carriersWages and earnings

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1962, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VAN DREW:H.R. 1962.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H1040]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com