Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9216 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9216

   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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2026

  Mr. Casar (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Ansari, Ms.
 Norton, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Simon, Ms.
Randall, Ms. Titus, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Larson of Connecticut,
   Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Chu, Mrs.
 Ramirez, Ms. McBride, and Mr. Deluzio) introduced the following bill;
     which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 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.
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