HR 8980 — 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.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- McBride, Sarah (D, DE-0) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Casar, Greg (D, TX-35) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McBride, Sarah (D, house DE) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Casar, Greg (D, house TX-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 166 | $117,259 | $117,259 |
| 2 | self | 0 | $0 | 53 | $58,950 | $58,950 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 15 | $11,850 | $11,850 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $9,500 | $9,500 |
| 5 | heising-simons foundation | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,250 | $7,250 |
| 6 | zydeco development | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | adelanto healthcare ventures llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | preston-werner ventures llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | hillco partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,800 | $6,800 |
| 10 | law offices of domingo garcia | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 11 | city of austin | 0 | $0 | 5 | $5,900 | $5,900 |
| 12 | nixta taqueria | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 13 | retired | 0 | $0 | 7 | $4,095 | $4,095 |
| 14 | compass | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 15 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | rigby slack | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | clarite holdings | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | fulcrum public affairs | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | stand up america | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | regina t. montoya pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | glazer's inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | airman services inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | imagesbyning | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | saberespoder | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- McBride, Sarah (D · house · DE) · sponsor
- Casar, Greg (D · house · TX-35) · cosponsor