Bill · H.R. 3499· House(119-HR-3499)
Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act
- Introduced
- 5/19/2025
- Last activity
- 5/19/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Sponsored by
- Burgess Owens
- Cosponsors
- - 5 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act," seeks to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. It proposes to exempt certain employees from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements. This exemption applies to those primarily engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting, including equipment rentals, or guiding services. To qualify, the employer must be a business providing such services that meets specific operational criteria. These criteria include operating for no more than seven months in a calendar year or having specific seasonal receipt fluctuations.
Yes
Would business owners be better off under this?+6
Business owners in the outdoor recreational and guiding sectors benefit from reduced labor-related compliance costs.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
The bill provides operational flexibility and cost relief to small-scale seasonal outdoor recreation businesses.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+2
The bill may benefit rural economy-driven service businesses by lowering operational overhead.
The opposite· 3 of 7
Would union members be better off under this?-5
The bill weakens the standard wage and hour protections that labor organizations typically advocate for.
Does this raise the lowest wage an employer may pay?-5
The bill reduces the impact of minimum wage laws by exempting certain outdoor recreation employees from these requirements.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?-4
The loss of minimum wage and overtime protections negatively impacts low-income workers in the targeted industries.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Exemption from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements: This provision would change how certain employees are compensated by exempting them from these specific standards under the Fair Labor Standards Act (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Loss of minimum wage protections: Certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services may no longer be guaranteed a minimum wage (Section 2).
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Loss of maximum hours protections: Employees in the specified outdoor recreational industries may no longer be protected by requirements regarding maximum hours (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+6Good For Rural Residents+2Good For Union Workers-5Good For Low Income Households-4Good For Young Adults-3Good For Students-2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power-3
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction-2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5Increases Minimum Wage-5
- 5/19/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/3/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/6/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/19/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Elijah CraneRepublican · Arizona
Blake MooreRepublican · Utah
Celeste MaloyRepublican · Utah
Michael SimpsonRepublican · Idaho
Ryan ZinkeRepublican · Montana