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S 398 97th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Walsh-Healey Act and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to permit certain employees to work a ten-hour day in the case of a four-day workweek, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 1981 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Construction industriesFlexible work hoursFour-day weekGovernment Operations and Politics
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Hours of laborOvertimePublic Contracts, Procurement, and PropertyStandardsWages
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This bill died when the 97th Congress ended
It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 1981
Subcommittee on Labor. Measure with amendments to full committee.
Jun 25, 1981
Considered by Subcommittee on Labor.
Mar 10, 1981
Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings held.
Feb 16, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor.
Feb 16, 1981
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department; OMB.
Feb 5, 1981
Introduced in Senate
Feb 5, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
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 Latest action July 9, 1981

Subcommittee on Labor. Measure with amendments to full committee.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Walsh-Healey Act and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to revise overtime requirements to accommodate an alternative workweek of four ten-hour days for employees of Government contractors.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 3, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 398: A bill to amend the Walsh-Healey Act and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to permit certain employees to work a ten-hour day in the case of a four-day workweek, and for other purposes.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-398/
MLA
"S. 398: A bill to amend the Walsh-Healey Act and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to permit certain employees to work a ten-hour day in the case of a four-day workweek, and for other purposes.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-398/.
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S. 398, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-398/.
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[S. 398: A bill to amend the Walsh-Healey Act and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to permit certain employees to work a ten-hour day in the case of a four-day workweek, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-398/)
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