One Fair Wage bills

• Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026Congress · S 5268 · Last action Aug 5, 2026 · Official record (opens in a new tab)The Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the overtime pay rate from one and one-half times to two times an employee’s regular rate of pay for hours worked beyond the standard workweek.Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Referred
• To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act.Congress · HR 8272 · Last action Apr 14, 2026 · Official record (opens in a new tab)The bill affects healthcare workers in temporary staffing roles and the facilities that hire them, potentially altering their eligibility for benefits and rights under federal labor law.Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Referred
• RURAL Healthcare ActCongress · HR 8347 · Last action Jul 21, 2026 · Official record (opens in a new tab)The RURAL Healthcare Act would classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors rather than employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act.Latest action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.Committee reported
• Don’t STEAL ActCongress · HR 5048 · Last action Aug 26, 2025 · Official record (opens in a new tab)The bill also directs collected fines to fund enforcement by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor and repeals Section 10 of the FLSA as a conforming change.Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Referred

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