# 119-hr-8980: Holiday Pay Act

119-hr-8980, Holiday Pay Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8980
- Congress: 119
- Title: Holiday Pay Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Creates a federal requirement for _mandatory 1.5x holiday pay_.** This bill would require covered employees who work on legally defined federal public holidays to receive at least one and one-half times their regular rate, and it ties the term "legal public holiday" to the list in Title 5.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay for holiday work: benefit, medium. This bill would require employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act to pay at least 1.5 times your regular rate for hours you work on a "legal public holiday" (the Federal holidays listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a)). The holiday premium would not count toward overtime pay calculations. If unpaid, le…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3376: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8980 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8980)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-3376: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3376)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8980 (as of 2026-10-03).