Carol Shea-Porter: “I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read…”

“I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Shea-Porter moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 1406, to the Committee on Education and the Workforce with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Page 8, after line 9, insert the following: ``(8) Guaranteed employee choice for use of comp time for certain purposes.--An employee may not be denied use of earned compensation time for the specific date and time requested by the employee for the following family or medical purposes: ``(A) To attend a medical appointment, including a medical appointment for a family member. ``(B) To care for a sick child or other family member or because the employee is sick. ``(C) To attend counseling or rehabilitation appointments in relation to injuries sustained by the employee as a member of the Armed Forces. ``(9) Exclusion of employers that violate equal pay protections for women.--An employer that has been found to have violated section 6(d) (as added by the Equal Pay Act of 1963) shall not be eligible to replace monetary overtime compensation with compensatory time under this subsection.''. Page 8, line 10, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(10)''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New Hampshire is recognized for 5 minutes.”