HR 9216 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026

Introduced Jun 9, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Greg Casar D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 9, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-WAEmily RandallOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-CALateefah SimonOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-DESarah McBrideOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-AZYassamin AnsariOriginalJun 9, 2026
D-MIHaley M. StevensJun 11, 2026
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonJun 24, 2026
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJun 24, 2026
D-NYPaul TonkoJun 24, 2026
D-CAMaxine WatersJul 9, 2026
D-TNSteve CohenJul 9, 2026
D-AZAdelita S. GrijalvaJul 14, 2026
D-PADwight EvansJul 22, 2026
D-MEChellie PingreeAug 27, 2026
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonAug 27, 2026
D-OHShontel M. BrownAug 27, 2026
D-TXAl GreenSep 1, 2026
D-RISeth MagazinerSep 28, 2026
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciNov 2, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jun 9, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 9, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jun 9, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 97, June 9, 2026, page H4054.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
IF13333Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Pay RequirementsResourceOct 21, 2026

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to adjust the rate employers pay for overtime hours from one and one-half to two times the regular rate.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 9, 2026Introduced in House

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