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HR 4728 117th Congress House Labor and Employment

Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act

Introduced: July 27, 2021 Introduced by: Takano, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 27, 2021
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Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act

This bill shortens the standard workweek under federal law from 40 hours to 32 hours over a three-year phase in period. It also requires specified overtime pay for workdays longer than eight hours.

What's happening now July 27, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 11
Bowman, Jamaal
· Feb 9, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Dec 14, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Dec 8, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 8, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Nov 17, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Nov 2, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Oct 21, 2021
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 15, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 30, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 27, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4728: Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4728/
MLA
"H.R. 4728: Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4728/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4728, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4728/.
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[H.R. 4728: Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4728/)
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