U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10323: Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act
Status: In committee, September 8, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, September 8, 2026:
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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act . SECTION 2. Fair Labor Standards Act The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. ) is amended-- (1) in section 7 ( 29 U.S.C. 207 )-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) in paragraph (1)-- (I) by striking commerce, for a workweek longer than forty hours and all that follows through the period and inserting commerce-- ; and (II) by adding at the end the or (B) for a workday-- (i) longer than eight hours, but not longer than 12 hours, unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of eight hours at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed; or (ii) longer than twelve hours unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of such hours at a rate not less than double the regular rate at which he is employed. ; (ii) in paragraph (2)-- (I) in the matter that precedes subparagraph (A), by striking Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966 and inserting Thirty-Two …
Sponsors
- Mark Takano (D) · primary sponsor
- Pramila Jayapal (D, HD-007)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Rashida Tlaib (D, HD-MI-12)
- Ilhan Omar (D, HD-005)
- Luis Correa (D, HD-CA-46)
- Delia Ramirez (D, HD-003)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB10323?
- HB10323 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act.
- What does HB10323 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB10323?
- In committee as of September 8, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (September 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10323?
- Mark Takano (D), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10323?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10323
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