CEA predicts employment losses under the proposed 32-hour workweek
Council of Economic AdvisersPresident's economic advisory council
CEA criticized Sanders's proposed 32-hour overtime threshold, forecasting lower employment among affected workers and lower economic output.
“Reduce employment among affected workers by between 8 and 12 percent”
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Should Congress Enact Bernie Sanders’s 32-Hour Workweek Bill?
On September 8, 2026, Rep. Mark Takano introduced H.R. 10323, the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act; Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Senate companion, S. 5384, on September 14. The bills would phase the federal weekly overtime threshold for covered nonexempt workers from 40 to 32 hours and add daily premium-pay thresholds; they would not set a universal cap on work hours. Supporters urge Congress to enact them as a way to share productivity gains, while opponents predict harm to jobs, benefits, and prices. The dispute is whether Congress should enact the paired proposals.
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CEA models the proposed overtime-threshold change. Its employment and output figures are forecasts under stated assumptions.
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Chapter 7 examines H.R. 10323 and S. 5384.
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The figures are model estimates of a proposed policy, rather than observed results from an enacted law.
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The report argues that the proposal would harm employment and output.
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