Dems re-up overtime bill that would set threshold over $89K by 2030

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Following the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rule rescission, Congressional Democrats introduced a bill that would greatly expand the number of workers who qualify for overtime.

Published May 21, 2026

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Sanders introduced a new version of the Restoring Overtime Pay Act in response to the U.S. Department of Labor's rescission of the Biden-era overtime rule.