# 119-s-4551: Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026

119-s-4551, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4551
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Higher salary threshold for overtime exemptions.** This bill would require executive, administrative, and professional employees to meet a new minimum salary test to remain exempt from overtime and would set up automatic annual updates to that salary floor.

## Cosponsors (28)

- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Quarterly weekly pay data from BLS: benefit, low. This bill would require the Bureau of Labor Statistics to post weekly earnings for full-time salaried workers by census region. BLS would publish data for each week of a quarter no later than 21 days after the quarter ends. The data would be on the BLS public website. This would improve public acce…
- Higher overtime salary floor and duties: mixed, high. This bill would change who is exempt from federal overtime. To be exempt, salaried executive, administrative, or professional workers would need a weekly pay equal to an annual salary of at least $45,000 starting on the Act’s effective date; $55,000 on January 1, 2027; $65,000 on January 1, 2028; a…

## Related bills

- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4551 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4551)

## Related
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4551 (as of 2026-10-24).