Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act
Sponsored By: Representative Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a seasonal exemption from federal minimum wage and overtime for employees who do outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding. It would apply to staff primarily engaged in outfitting or guiding when their employer operates seven months or less per year or has off-season receipts at most one-third of peak months.
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- Workers: Employees primarily doing outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding, including equipment rentals, would be excluded from federal minimum wage and overtime protections if their employer meets the bill's seasonal or revenue tests.
- Seasonal businesses: Outfitters that operate seven months or less a year or whose six-month off-season receipts are 33 1/3 percent or less of the other six months would not have to follow FLSA minimum wage and overtime rules for those staff.
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Wage and overtime exemption for seasonal outdoor guides
This bill would exempt some outdoor guides and gear-rental staff from federal minimum wage and overtime rules. It would apply only if you are a W-2 employee who mainly outfits or guides for a business that provides those services, including equipment rentals. The employer would also need to be seasonal: it operates 7 months or less in a year, or its average receipts for any 6 months are no more than 33 1/3% of the other 6 months. If those tests are met, the employer would not have to follow federal minimum wage and overtime rules for these workers. This would apply to workweeks starting on or after the date of enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
UT • R
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
MT • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Crane
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Maloy
UT • R
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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