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119th Congress

H.R. 8980

Holiday Pay Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Sarah McBride(D-DE)
Introduced
May 21, 2026
Policy area
Labor and Employment
Committees
House Committee on Education and Workforce
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (6)

Original cosponsors (1)

Added later (5)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to compensate employees working on a legal public holiday for such work at a rate that is not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is employed, and for other purposes.

Latest action(May 21, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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