House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026

H.R. 9216Introduced Jun 9, 2026Policy area: Labor and Employment

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Rep. Greg Casar D-TX

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Where it went

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

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9216.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 97, June 9, 2026, Page H4054):
Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 9, 2026 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

31 cosponsors — 31 Democrats

0 of 31 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jesús García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), John Larson (D-CT), Summer Lee (D-PA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Emily Randall (D-WA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Greg Casar.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-35 district

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Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.