United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 D · 1 I cosponsors

S 893 — Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1606-1607)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill repeals the overtime wages exemption for certain employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

  • 29 U.S.C. 213(b)(1)

    any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity (including any employee employed in the capacity of academic administrative personnel or teacher in elementary or secondary schools), or in the capacity of outside salesman (as such terms are defined and delimited from time to time by regulations of the Secretary, subject to the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, except that an employee of a retail or service establishment shall not be excluded from the definition of employee employed in a bona fide executive or administrative capacity because of the number of hours in his workweek which he devotes to activities not directly or closely related to the performance of executive or administrative activities, if less than 40 per centum of his hours worked in the workweek are devoted to such activities)

    This change removes the exemption that allowed certain executive, administrative, or professional employees to be excluded from earning overtime wages.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1606-1607)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 541 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (541)

541 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

labor transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 893?
S 893 is sponsored by Padilla, Alex (Democratic), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Sanders, Bernard (Independent), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), and Wyden, Ron (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 893?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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