# 119-s-1158: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025

119-s-1158, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1158
- Congress: 119
- Title: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Would allow private-sector employees to receive compensatory time off instead of monetary overtime pay.** It would set the accrual rate at 1.5 hours of comp time for each overtime hour and cap accrual at 160 hours while requiring either a collective bargaining agreement or a voluntary written agreement for nonunion workers. - Nonunion workers: Must have worked at least 1,000 hours for the employer in the prior 12 months before they can elect comp time. They may withdraw the election and request cash payment, which the employer must pay within 30 days. - Union-represented employees: May receive comp time under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, and those agreements can govern how and when comp time is provided or ended. - Employers: May offer comp time and may end a non‑CBA comp time policy with 30 days' notice. - Pay and protections: Employers must pay unused comp time from the preceding calendar year by Jan 31 or within 31 days after another designated 12‑month period ends. Payments must be at least the higher of the regular rate when the time was earned or the employee's final regular rate, and employees must be paid for unused comp time at termination.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pay rules for unused comp time: benefit, medium. If enacted, employers would have to pay you for unused compensatory time at the higher of your regular rate when the time was earned or your final regular rate. Employers must pay unused comp time from the prior calendar year by January 31, or within 31 days after a different employer-designated 12…
- Private workers: comp time instead of overtime: benefit, medium. If enacted, private-sector employees could choose compensatory time off instead of overtime pay. You would get at least 1.5 hours of comp time for each overtime hour. You must have worked at least 1,000 hours for the employer in the prior 12 months to use comp time. You could accrue up to 160 hours…
- Protections and penalties for comp time: benefit, medium. If enacted, employers could not intimidate, threaten, or coerce employees about choosing or using comp time. Employees harmed by such conduct could recover unpaid compensation for each hour accrued plus an equal amount in liquidated damages, reduced by pay for comp hours the employee used. The Secr…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-1715: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1158 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1158)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-1715: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1715)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1158 (as of 2026-10-24).