H.R. 8980
119th Congress
House
Holiday Pay Act
Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to compensate employees working on a legal public holiday for such work at a rate that is no… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to compensate employees working on a legal public holiday for such work at a rate that is not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is employed, and for other purposes.
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Became law
May 21, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
May 21, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8980: Holiday Pay Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8980/
"H.R. 8980: Holiday Pay Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8980/.
H.R. 8980, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8980/.
[H.R. 8980: Holiday Pay Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8980/)