Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2270) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude child and dependent care services and payments from the rate used to compute overtime compensation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2312) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the definition of the term ''tipped employee'', and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4366) to clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
A Republican resolution with no cosponsors
Last activity — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Adopted
The chamber formally agreed to it, and for a resolution that is the finish line: what it says is now officially the chamber's position, rule or tribute.
Nothing more is needed. A resolution is how a chamber speaks for itself or sets its own rules, so adopting it is what puts it into effect. It is not a law, so there is nothing for the President to sign.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Adopted by the House 214–207
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This text, H. Res. 988, sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will debate and vote on several different bills. It specifically provides instructions for considering H.R. 2988, which amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 regarding pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors. It also sets the rules for considering H.R. 2262, which amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked. Additionally, the resolution sets guidelines for considering other specific bills listed in Section 4. These other bills include H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312, and H.R. 4366, which deal with labor standards and related definitions. For each bill, the resolution limits debate time to one hour and allows for specific amendments or motions to recommit.
What Congress actually voted on
2 recorded votes have been taken on this bill. One of them decided something; the rest moved it along.
- The House: the vote on whether to adopt the resolution A resolution is one chamber speaking for itself — setting its own rules, taking a position, honouring someone — and it never goes to the President. Agreeing to it is the whole decision. Passed 214 yes · 207 no
01/13/2026 · Roll call 17 · recorded as “On Agreeing to the Resolution”
- The House: a vote to stop debate and move to the decision A House procedural vote that closes off further debate and amendments. It is about the schedule, not the substance, and it usually falls along party lines. Previous question agreed to 206 yes · 205 no
01/13/2026 · Roll call 16 · recorded as “On Ordering the Previous Question”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Structured Debate: The text ensures that for bills like H.R. 2988 and H.R. 2262, there is a set one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by both the majority and minority members. This allows the officials we voted for to discuss the measures openly before a final vote.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Waiver of Points of Order: The text states that all points of order against the consideration of the bills and against provisions in the bills are waived. This means normal procedural objections that could halt or challenge the legislation are set aside, which limits the usual checks during the legislative process.
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No significant interests or groups are affected by this bill.
- 1/13/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 214 - 207 (Roll no. 17).
- On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 214 - 207 (Roll no. 17). (text: CR H670-671)
- On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 205 (Roll no. 16).
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H676-677)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 988, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Leger Fernandez demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 988.
- Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H670-676)
- 1/12/2026
- The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-440, by Mrs. Fischbach.
- Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 53.
- The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2988 under a structured rule, and H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312, and H.R. 4366 under a closed rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
- Bill introduced.
5 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.