Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act

Mark Takano

Democrat · CA · Representative

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• Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3)Original· 2026-09-08
• Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2026-09-08
• Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)Original· 2026-09-08
• J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46)Original· 2026-09-08
• Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7)Original· 2026-09-08
• Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)Original· 2026-09-08

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2026-09-08

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10323 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10323 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2026 Mr. Takano (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Omar, Mr. Correa, and Mrs. Ramirez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act''. SEC. 2. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 7 (29 U.S.C. 207)-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) in paragraph (1)-- (I) by striking ``commerce, for a workweek longer than forty hours'' and all that follows through the period and inserting ``commerce--''; and (II) by adding at the end the following: ``(A) for a workweek longer than thirty-two hours unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of such hours at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed; or ``(B) for a workday-- ``(i) longer than eight hours, but not longer than 12 hours, unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of eight hours at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed; or ``(ii) longer than twelve hours unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of such hours at a rate not less than double the regular rate at which he is employed.''; (ii) in paragraph (2)-- (I) in the matter that precedes subparagraph (A), by striking ``Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966'' and inserting ``Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act''; and (II) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and inserting the following: ``(A) for a workweek longer than thirty-eight hours during the 1-year period beginning not less than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, ``(B) for a workweek longer than thirty-six hours during the second year after the first day of such period, ``(C) for a workweek longer than thirty-four hours during the third year after the first day of such period, or ``(D) for a workweek longer than thirty-two hours after the expiration of the third year after the first day of such period,''; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: ``(3) With respect to any employee described in paragraph (2) who in any workweek is brought within the purview of this subsection by the amendments made to this Act by the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, the employer of such employee may not reduce the total workweek compensation rate, including the regular rate at which the employee is employed, or any other employee benefit due to the employee being brought within the purview of this subsection by such amendments.''; and (B) in subsection (l)-- (i) by striking ``No'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (a)(2), no''; and (ii) by striking ``forty'' and inserting ``thirty-two''; and (2) in section 18(a) (29 U.S.C. 218(a)) by inserting ``or workday'' after ``workweek'' in each…

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