Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act
Sponsored By: Senator Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced
Summary
Would exempt employees primarily engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting and guiding from federal minimum wage and overtime rules. The change applies only when the worker's main duties and the employer's main business are outfitting or guiding services, and it explicitly covers equipment rentals.
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- Workers: People who spend most of their time guiding or running outfitting services would be excluded from FLSA minimum wage and overtime protections. This directly alters which federal wage rules apply to those jobs.
- Employers: Businesses whose principal activity is outdoor outfitting or guiding would be able to classify qualifying staff under the new exemption in Section 13(a). All other FLSA provisions and exemptions remain unchanged.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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New wage exemption for outfitters and guides
This bill would add a new exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act. If enacted, employees whose main job is outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding would be excluded from federal minimum wage and overtime rules. Equipment rentals are included. The exemption would apply only when the employer's primary business is outfitting or guiding. This would likely lower pay or overtime for affected workers and reduce labor costs for qualifying businesses. The bill does not specify an effective date.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Daines, Steve [R-MT]
MT • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 7/15/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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