# 117-hr-8442: Worker Flexibility and Choice Act

117-hr-8442, Worker Flexibility and Choice Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8442
- Congress: 117
- Title: Worker Flexibility and Choice Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2022-07-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Worker Flexibility and Choice Act This bill allows employers to offer prospective workers flexibility arrangements that the individual may voluntarily enter before work begins. Under such an arrangement, a worker generally would not be considered an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8442 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8442)

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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-7223: COI Elimination Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7223)
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