[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5268 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.


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                   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

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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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