Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4143 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4143 To require coverage of incarcerated workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 19, 2026 Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require coverage of incarcerated workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 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 ``Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF INCARCERATED WORKERS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938. Section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203) is amended-- (1) in subsection (e)-- (A) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' …