Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced
Summary
Raises and automates the salary floor that determines who gets overtime pay. The bill would set stepped minimums for white-collar overtime exemptions, change the duties test for those exemptions, and require regular earnings data publication to guide future updates.
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- Workers and families: More salaried workers would become eligible for overtime pay as the exemption floor rises to $45,000 on the effective date, then $55,000 in 2027, $65,000 in 2028, and $75,000 in 2029 before tying future thresholds to the 55th percentile of full-time salaried weekly earnings.
- Employers and pay practices: Employers would face higher overtime exposure and must adjust pay or hours. The Secretary of Labor could set a higher threshold through notice-and-comment rulemaking if justified.
- Data and administration: The Bureau of Labor Statistics must publish weekly earnings by census region each quarter. The overtime threshold would then be updated automatically each year based on the 55th percentile, with at least 60 days notice before changes take effect.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Cosponsors
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/19/2026
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/1/2026
Roll Call Votes
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