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Freedom to Compete Act

USA116th CongressS-124| Senate 
| Updated: 11/14/2019
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Freedom to Compete Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit an employer from enforcing, or threatening to enforce, any non-compete agreement in employment contracts with certain entry level, lower wage workers. A non-compete agreement entered into before the enactment of this bill shall be void and have no effect.
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Timeline
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 14, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-233.
  • January 15, 2019
    Introduced in Senate
  • January 15, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • November 14, 2019
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-233.

Labor and Employment

Competition and antitrustContracts and agencyEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsLabor standards

Freedom to Compete Act

USA116th CongressS-124| Senate 
| Updated: 11/14/2019
Freedom to Compete Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit an employer from enforcing, or threatening to enforce, any non-compete agreement in employment contracts with certain entry level, lower wage workers. A non-compete agreement entered into before the enactment of this bill shall be void and have no effect.
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Timeline
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 14, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-233.
  • January 15, 2019
    Introduced in Senate
  • January 15, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • November 14, 2019
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-233.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Competition and antitrustContracts and agencyEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsLabor standards