Senate bill · S. 4143 (119th Congress)
Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2026
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Cory A. Booker (U.S. Senator for New Jersey, Democratic)
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Summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act so that people employed as incarcerated workers by the public agency running the facility where they are held count as "employees," bringing them under the Act's minimum wage and overtime rules.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · U.S. Senate
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Full history
- Mar 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Mar 19, 2026
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Mar 19, 2026
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Mar 19, 2026
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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