Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
Introduced
Summary
Doubles the overtime pay rate to 'double time' for covered employees. This bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act by replacing each reference to "one and one-half" times the regular rate with "two" times the regular rate, including changes to Section 7 and several subsections of Section 13. The change would raise overtime pay from 1.5x to 2x for hours that qualify as overtime, increasing pay for eligible workers and increasing employers' overtime costs. The amendments would take effect 180 days after enactment.
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Double overtime pay for workers
This bill would double the overtime pay rate from 1.5× to 2× an employee's regular rate. Covered employees would get an extra 0.5 times their hourly wage for each overtime hour. Employers covered by the FLSA would pay more for overtime hours. The change would take effect 180 days after enactment. It applies only to workers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]
DE • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/11/2026
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 6/24/2026
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/24/2026
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/24/2026
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 7/9/2026
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/9/2026
Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/14/2026
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 8/27/2026
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 8/27/2026
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 8/27/2026
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/1/2026
Roll Call Votes
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