# 119-hr-405: Keep Every Extra Penny Act of 2025

119-hr-405, Keep Every Extra Penny Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-405
- Congress: 119
- Title: Keep Every Extra Penny Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Excludes overtime compensation required under section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act from federal gross income.** This change would make mandated overtime pay tax-free for workers who receive it. - Workers: People who earn overtime would not count that overtime as gross income, which lowers their taxable income and increases after-tax pay. - Households: Families with overtime earners would see less federal income tax on overtime earnings, boosting take-home household income. - Tax code: The bill adds a new Section 139J to the Internal Revenue Code and applies the exclusion to amounts received after enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower taxes on overtime pay: benefit, high. This bill would let you exclude certain overtime pay from your federal taxable income. It would apply only to overtime pay that the Fair Labor Standards Act requires. It would cover amounts you receive after the bill becomes law. This could lower your federal income tax bill. Your savings could rou…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-405 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/405)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-405 (as of 2026-09-21).