In the 114th Congress, Senators Mike Lee (R–UT) and Ben Sasse (R–NE) and Representatives Mark Meadows (R–NC) and Dave Brat (R–VA) introduced separate but identical bills that would have addressed the burgeoning problem of occupational licensing. Each one was labelled the Alternatives to Licensing that Lower Obstacles to Work Act but was also known by its far shorter acronym, the ALLOW Act.