Bill cuts standard workweek to 32 hours, adds overtime pay.
H.R. 10323 — Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act · Filed by Mark Takano (D-CA) · 6 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes federal law about workweeks. The standard workweek drops from 40 hours to 32 hours. Workers get time-and-a-half pay for hours over 32 per week. Some workers phase in over three years: 38, 36, 34, then 32 hours. The bill adds daily overtime rules. Hours 8 to 12 in one day pay time-and-a-half. Hours over 12 in one day pay double-time. Employers cannot cut workers' total weekly pay or benefits.
Who it affects
Workers would get higher pay for extra hours. Or workers could work fewer hours without losing money. Employers would pay more for overtime.
One thing to notice
The bill stops employers from cutting pay or benefits. The bill does not say what happens if employers hire fewer workers or move workers to part-time. It also does not address using machines instead of workers.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.
- Sep 8, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 8, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- overtime pay — Extra money workers get for hours beyond the standard workweek.
- time-and-a-half — Pay rate of 1.5 times a worker's normal hourly wage.
- double-time — Pay rate of 2 times a worker's normal hourly wage.
- phase in — Bring a change into effect slowly over a set period.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,598 characters) on Sep 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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