HR 9216 119th Congress House Labor and Employment

Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026

Introduced: June 9, 2026 Introduced by: Casar, Greg Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov

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Increase overtime pay requirement from 1.5 times to 2 times regular wage.

This bill would change federal overtime law to require employers to pay workers two times their regular hourly rate for overtime hours, instead of the current one and one-half times rate. The bill is sponsored by Representative Greg Casar of Texas and has been referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce for consideration.

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What's happening now June 9, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Cosponsors 24

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Jul 9, 2026

Waters, Maxine

California · Jul 9, 2026

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jun 24, 2026

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Jun 24, 2026

Tonko, Paul

New York · Jun 24, 2026

Stevens, Haley M.

Michigan · Jun 11, 2026

Ansari, Yassamin

Arizona · Jun 9, 2026

Chu, Judy

California · Jun 9, 2026

Deluzio, Christopher R.

Pennsylvania · Jun 9, 2026

Espaillat, Adriano

New York · Jun 9, 2026

García, Jesús G. "Chuy"

Illinois · Jun 9, 2026

Horsford, Steven

Nevada · Jun 9, 2026

Jackson, Jonathan L.

Illinois · Jun 9, 2026

Jayapal, Pramila

Washington · Jun 9, 2026

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Jun 9, 2026

Lee, Summer L.

Pennsylvania · Jun 9, 2026

McBride, Sarah

Delaware · Jun 9, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jun 9, 2026

Ramirez, Delia C.

Illinois · Jun 9, 2026

Randall, Emily

Washington · Jun 9, 2026

Simon, Lateefah

California · Jun 9, 2026

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Jun 9, 2026

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Jun 9, 2026

Watson Coleman, Bonnie

New Jersey · Jun 9, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9216: Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9216/

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"H.R. 9216: Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9216/.

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