S4838Referred to Committee

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements.

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2026-06-18
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Steve Daines
Steve Daines
Republican · MT · Senator
Votes with party: 75.7% (826 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-06-18

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would allow outdoor recreation companies to pay workers in guiding and outfitting services less than the federal minimum wage and require them to work longer hours without overtime pay. This exemption would apply to employees like hiking guides, rafting instructors, and hunting outfitters who work in outdoor recreational activities. The change would affect thousands of outdoor industry workers across the country who could see their wages and hour protections reduced.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4838 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4838 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2026 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act''. SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OUTFITTING OR GUIDING SERVICES. Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: ``(2) any employee primarily engaged in providing outdoor recreational outfitting, including equipment rentals, or guiding services who is employed by an employer primarily engaged in the business of providing such outfitting or guiding services; or''. <all>
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