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H.R. 2870119th CongressPlaced on the calendarLatest action Feb 12, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025
Introduced:
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Private employers could let hourly workers trade overtime pay for paid time off, if workers agree in writing.
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This bill lets private-sector employers offer hourly employees the option to bank overtime hours as paid time off (comp time) instead of receiving time-and-a-half wages, at the same 1.5-hour rate. Employees must agree voluntarily and in writing, and must have worked at least 1,000 hours for the employer in the past year. Workers can accumulate up to 160 comp-time hours, request cash payout anytime, and must be paid out unused time in cash upon leaving the job or at year's end limits.
This affects hourly, non-government workers eligible for overtime pay and the private employers who choose to offer this option; unionized workplaces negotiate it separately. Public-sector employees are not affected, since they already have similar comp-time rules.
Employers would gain a new payroll option, shifting some overtime compensation from immediate cash wages to deferred paid time off, with rules meant to prevent pressure on workers and ensure eventual cash payout. The changes would expire after five years unless Congress renews them.
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Right now: it was placed on the House floor calendar, and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.