House · Roll call 19 · Jan. 13, 2026

A vote to pass H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, which would exclude certain voluntary training outside regular hours from hours worked under federal wage law.

Failed209–215 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On Passage
Bill
H.R. 2262, Flexibility for Workers Education Act
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 0 · No 209 · Did not vote 4
Republicans
Yes 209 · No 6 · Did not vote 3

Most Democrats voted No (209 of 213).

Most Republicans voted Yes (209 of 218).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

The bill changes the Fair Labor Standards Act definition of hours worked to leave out certain voluntary training that takes place outside an employee's regular working hours. The bill failed, so it did not pass the House.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Flexibility for Workers Education Act This bill modifies the definition of hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act to exclude certain voluntary training that occurs outside an employee's regular working hours.

How each member voted

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