S 3947 · 118th Congress · Labor and Employment

Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act

Introduced 2024-03-14· Sponsored by Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]· Senate

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Latest: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.(2024-03-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3947 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3947 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2024 Mr. Sanders (for himself and Ms. Butler) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act''. SEC. 2. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 7 (29 U.S.C. 207)-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) in par…

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