H.R. 4219: Workflex in the 21st Century Act
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H.R. 4219: Workflex in the 21st Century Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-02 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Committee Hearings Held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-11-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Workflex in the 21st Century Act
Plain summary
Workflex in the 21st Century Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a voluntary workflex option under which employers who provide flexible workplace arrangement plans that include a combination of paid leave and flexible work options are exempt from certain state and local laws regarding employee benefits. A flexible workplace arrangement plan must provide all employees with a minimum amount of paid leave per year that ranges from 12-20 days, depending on the size of the employer and the tenure of the employee. The plan must also provide employees that meet certain service requirements with at least one of the following flexible work options: a biweekly work program, a compressed work schedule, a telework program, a job sharing program, flexible scheduling, or predictable scheduling. The bill also specifies various requirements for paid leave and the flexible work options.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Workflex in the 21st Century Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] · 4 cosponsors
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Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY)
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Words on this page, explained (3)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr4219.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr4219 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115