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.

The bill, designated as H.R. 8980 in the 119th Congress and introduced on May 21, 2026, aims to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. It proposes that employers should compensate employees who work on legal public holidays at a rate of not less than one and a half times their regular rate of pay.