U.S. Senate · 119th Congress · S. 5268
Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026
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.
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- Sponsor
- Ruben GallegoD-AZ
- Introduced
- August 5, 2026, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (4)
4 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MA
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Chris Van HollenD-MD