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HR 7517 117th Congress House Labor and Employment Labor standards Motor carriers Wages and earnings

Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act

Introduced: April 14, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Apr 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 14, 2022
Introduced in House
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Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act

This bill requires employers of commercial truck drivers to provide overtime pay to such drivers engaged in a workweek longer than 40 hours.

What's happening now April 14, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4823 Related bill Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 1
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Harder, Josh
California · Dec 15, 2022
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 14, 2022
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 14, 2022
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 11, 2022
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 14, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Apr 14, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 14, 2022
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 14, 2022
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 14, 2022
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 14, 2022
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 14, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7517: Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7517/
MLA
"H.R. 7517: Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7517/.
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H.R. 7517, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7517/.
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[H.R. 7517: Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7517/)
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