{"bill":{"id":"117-hr-8442","congress":117,"type":"HR","number":8442,"title":"Worker Flexibility and Choice Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2022-07-20","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001063","fullName":"Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]","party":"D","state":"TX","district":28}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2022-07-20","text":"Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Labor and Employment","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2022-07-20","text":"Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2022-07-20","text":"Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2022-07-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2022-07-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>Worker Flexibility and Choice Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows employers to offer prospective workers flexibility arrangements that the individual may voluntarily enter before work begins. Under such an arrangement, a worker generally would not be considered an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</p>","updateDate":"2025-07-21T19:44:15Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":519,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:24:46.363Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Worker%20Flexibility%20and%20Choice%20Act"}]}}