Who it affects
- Employees working on federal holidays
- Employers covered by the holiday pay requirement
In committeeWorkWages
Holiday Pay Act
H.R. 8980 · House bill · Introduced May 21, 2026
The Holiday Pay Act would require employers to pay covered employees at least 1.5 times their regular pay for work on federal holidays.
At a glance
Where it stands
In committee
How South Carolina voted
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What it would do
- Covered employees would receive at least 1.5 times their regular pay for work on holidays listed in federal law.
- Employers could not count the required extra holiday pay toward overtime pay they owe.
- Existing federal wage enforcement rules would apply to unpaid holiday pay.
- Employers would still have to follow federal, state, or local laws requiring higher pay or pay for other holidays.
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How South Carolina voted
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Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to compensate employees working on a legal public holiday for such work at a rate that is not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is employed, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. McBride, Sarah (D-DE)
- Introduced
- May 21, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 6
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
- Latest action
- May 21, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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