H.R. 4366 — Save Local Business Act

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What this bill does

Save Local Business Act

This bill provides that a person may be considered a joint employer of the employees of another employer under federal labor law only if such person directly, actually, and immediately exercises significant control over the essential terms and conditions of employment. Such control may by demonstrated by hiring and discharging employees; determining individual employee rates of pay and benefits; day-to-day supervision of employees; assigning individual work schedules, positions, or tasks; or administering employee discipline.

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Labor & Employment Business & Economy

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Labor and Employment

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Labor standardsLabor-management relationsWages and earnings

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred ToJul 14, 2025
Markup ByJul 23, 2025
Reported ByDec 30, 2025

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Checked against Congress.gov Oct 11, 2026.

Related and companion legislation

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H.Res. 988Procedurally related

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.

Latest action: Jan 13, 2026 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Relationship identified by House.

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Action timeline

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Jan 13, 2026
Rule H. Res. 988 passed House.
FloorHouse floor actions
Jan 12, 2026
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 988 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2988, H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2312 and H.R. 4366. 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.
FloorHouse floor actions
Dec 30, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368.
CalendarsHouse floor actions
Dec 30, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-422.
CommitteeLibrary of Congress
Dec 30, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-422.
CommitteeHouse floor actions
Jul 23, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.
CommitteeHouse committee actions
Jul 23, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
CommitteeHouse committee actions
Jul 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
IntroReferralHouse floor actions
Jul 14, 2025
Introduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
Jul 14, 2025
Introduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress

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