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S 223 109th Congress Senate

Overtime Rights Protection Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal any weakening of overtime protections and to avoid future loss of overtime protections due to inflation.

Introduced: January 31, 2005 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 31, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S673-674)
Jan 31, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S673)
Jan 31, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 31, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S673-674)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Overtime Rights Protection Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to prohibit from having any force or effect any portion of a rule promulgated on April 23, 2004, that has the effect of exempting from FLSA overtime compensation requirements (which limit maximum hours at regular compensation) any employee who would not otherwise be exempted if regulations in effect on March 31, 2003, remained in effect. Reinstates that portion of such regulations that would prevent such an employee from being exempt.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to increase, in a specified manner, the minimum salary level for the exemption for executive, administrative, and managerial occupations from FLSA overtime compensation requirements.

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 31, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 223: Overtime Rights Protection Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-223/
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"S. 223: Overtime Rights Protection Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-223/.
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S. 223, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-223/.
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