Sanders advocates a 32-hour workweek as a way to share technology gains
Bernie SandersU.S. senator and proposal sponsor
Sanders supports a 32-hour workweek and presents it as a way for workers to share in gains from technology and automation.
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Congress should enact H.R. 10323, the proposed Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act.
“One important way to do that is through a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay or benefits.”
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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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Official sponsor announcement of the proposal and Sanders’s policy rationale.
Before the quotation
Sanders says artificial intelligence and robotics will transform the economy and argues that the resulting gains should benefit working families.
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He calls for passage of the proposal and connects it to his broader criticism of inequality. His statement expresses support for the policy; it does not establish its projected effects.
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Sanders explicitly advocates the policy and gives a rationale for adopting it.
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