S5268Referred to Committee

Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-08-05

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Ruben Gallego

Democrat · AZ · Senator

Votes with party: 78.7% (783 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-08-05

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Committee Activity

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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-08-05

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Subjects

Labor and Employment

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5268 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5268 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to adjust the rate employers pay for overtime hours from one and one-half to two times the regular rate. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 5, 2026 Mr. Gallego (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to adjust the rate employers pay for overtime hours from one and one-half to two times the regular rate. 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 ``Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. INCREASING OVERTIME PAY FOR EMPLOYEES. (a) In General.--The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 7, by striking ``one and one-half'' each place it appears and inserting ``two''; and (2) in section 13-- (A) in subsection (b)(29), by striking ``one and one-half'' and inserting ``two''; (B) in subsection (h), in the matter following paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``one and one-half'' and inserting ``two''; (C) in subsection (i)(2)(B), by striking ``one and one-half'' and inserting ``two''; and (D) in subsection (j)(2)(B), by striking ``one and one-half'' and inserting ``two''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

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