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Schedules That Work Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 6786 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsors
55
Latest action
Dec 17, 2025

What it does

The Schedules That Work Act would allow employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and require employers to consider such requests, while mandating more predictable and stable schedules for workers in certain occupations with documented unpredictable scheduling practices, such as retail, food service, cleaning, hospitality, and warehouse jobs. It aims to reduce last-minute shift changes, on-call shifts, and clopening shifts that disproportionately affect low-wage workers, particularly mothers and workers of color, by improving schedule stability and advance notice. The bill defines covered employers as those with 15 or more employees engaged in commerce…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Dec 17, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Dec 17, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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