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S4838Referred to Committee

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-18
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Steve Daines
Steve Daines
Republican · MT · Senator
Votes with party: 75.3% (815 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/D000618

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

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

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

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

2026-06-18

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-06-18

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would allow outdoor recreation companies to pay workers in guiding and outfitting services less than the federal minimum wage and require them to work longer hours without overtime pay. This exemption would apply to employees like hiking guides, rafting instructors, and hunting outfitters who work in outdoor recreational activities. The change would affect thousands of outdoor industry workers across the country who could see their wages and hour protections reduced.

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