S 4551 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such threshold each year, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
- Sanders, Bernard (I, VT-S) — sponsor · 2026-05-18
- Padilla, Alex (D, CA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Schatz, Brian (D, HI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Duckworth, Tammy (D, IL-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Warren, Elizabeth (D, MA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Baldwin, Tammy (D, WI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Murray, Patty (D, WA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Markey, Edward J. (D, MA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Whitehouse, Sheldon (D, RI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Blumenthal, Richard (D, CT-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Fetterman, John (D, PA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Cantwell, Maria (D, WA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Schumer, Charles E. (D, NY-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Gallego, Ruben (D, AZ-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Wyden, Ron (D, OR-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Merkley, Jeff (D, OR-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Durbin, Richard J. (D, IL-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Welch, Peter (D, VT-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Hirono, Mazie K. (D, HI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Kim, Andy (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Alsobrooks, Angela D. (D, MD-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Reed, Jack (D, RI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Luján, Ben Ray (D, NM-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Blunt Rochester, Lisa (D, DE-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Murphy, Christopher (D, CT-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-18
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D, CO-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
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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 | Blumenthal, Richard (D, senate CT) | cosponsor | 6 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Durbin, Richard J. (D, senate IL) | cosponsor | 22 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Padilla, Alex (D, senate CA) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Schumer, Charles E. (D, senate NY) | cosponsor | 13 | — | 6 |
| 5 | Sanders, Bernard (I, senate VT) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 6 | Welch, Peter (D, senate VT) | cosponsor | 4 | — | 5 |
| 7 | Booker, Cory A. (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 8 | Murphy, Christopher (D, senate CT) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 9 | Warren, Elizabeth (D, senate MA) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 10 | Whitehouse, Sheldon (D, senate RI) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 11 | Wyden, Ron (D, senate OR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 12 | Alsobrooks, Angela D. (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 13 | Baldwin, Tammy (D, senate WI) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 14 | Cantwell, Maria (D, senate WA) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 15 | Hickenlooper, John W. (D, senate CO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 16 | Hirono, Mazie K. (D, senate HI) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 17 | Luján, Ben Ray (D, senate NM) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 18 | Reed, Jack (D, senate RI) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 19 | Schatz, Brian (D, senate HI) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 20 | Blunt Rochester, Lisa (D, senate DE) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 21 | Duckworth, Tammy (D, senate IL) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 22 | Kim, Andy (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 23 | Markey, Edward J. (D, senate MA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 24 | Murray, Patty (D, senate WA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 25 | Fetterman, John (D, senate PA) | 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 | 7,214 | $468,334 | $468,334 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 769 | $43,572 | $43,572 |
| 3 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 673 | $38,964 | $38,964 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 271 | $28,878 | $28,878 |
| 5 | none | 0 | $0 | 632 | $21,201 | $21,201 |
| 6 | anthropic | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 7 | mit | 0 | $0 | 8 | $7,174 | $7,174 |
| 8 | jaren corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | q prime inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | petsmart | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | corson & johnson | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | goldbug | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | anthropic pbc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | mandell, boisclair & mandell, ltd | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | hospital for special surgery | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 16 | american halal co | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 17 | freeport | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 18 | synergy financial llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 19 | retired | 0 | $0 | 82 | $3,547 | $3,547 |
| 20 | aditi consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | d'amore law group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | centerview partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | castle knoll investments | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | ranger global advisors, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | lewis & clark | 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.
29 predicted yes (5%) · 277 predicted no (51%) · 237 unknown (44%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 26 yes / 0 no / 237 unknown · I: 3 yes / 0 no
27 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Sanders, Bernard (I · senate · VT) · sponsor
- Alsobrooks, Angela D. (D · senate · MD) · cosponsor
- Baldwin, Tammy (D · senate · WI) · cosponsor
- Blumenthal, Richard (D · senate · CT) · cosponsor
- Blunt Rochester, Lisa (D · senate · DE) · cosponsor
- Booker, Cory A. (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Cantwell, Maria (D · senate · WA) · cosponsor
- Duckworth, Tammy (D · senate · IL) · cosponsor
- Durbin, Richard J. (D · senate · IL) · cosponsor
- Fetterman, John (D · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Gallego, Ruben (D · senate · AZ) · cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D · senate · CO) · cosponsor
- Hirono, Mazie K. (D · senate · HI) · cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Luján, Ben Ray (D · senate · NM) · cosponsor
- Markey, Edward J. (D · senate · MA) · cosponsor
- Merkley, Jeff (D · senate · OR) · cosponsor
- Murphy, Christopher (D · senate · CT) · cosponsor
- Murray, Patty (D · senate · WA) · cosponsor
- Padilla, Alex (D · senate · CA) · cosponsor
- Reed, Jack (D · senate · RI) · cosponsor
- Schatz, Brian (D · senate · HI) · cosponsor
- Schumer, Charles E. (D · senate · NY) · cosponsor
- Warren, Elizabeth (D · senate · MA) · cosponsor
- Welch, Peter (D · senate · VT) · cosponsor
- Whitehouse, Sheldon (D · senate · RI) · cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D · senate · OR) · cosponsor