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US HR4728

US HR4728
Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act


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Introduced
07/27/2021
In Committee
07/27/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours. The bill specifies that employees must receive overtime pay at a rate of one and a half times their regular pay for any hours worked over 32 in a week, and double pay for any hours over 12 in a day. The new 32-hour workweek will be phased in over a 3-year period, starting with a 38-hour workweek in the first year, followed by 36 hours in the second year, and 34 hours in the third year before reaching the final 32-hour standard.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (18)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 07/27/2021)

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