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US Congress · H.R. 5475 · In committee

No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act

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Introduced 2025-09-18
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Officially: “No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act Read the full text

Taxation

What it does

The bill sets which overtime pay qualifies for a tax deduction. Qualifying pay includes overtime required under the Fair Labor Standards Act, plus pay for work for a single employer under a pre-work agreement with the employee or their union. That pay qualifies when the agreement sets a standard workweek of at least 40 hours, or, for employees covered by the Railway Labor Act, including airline flight crews, it covers hours beyond an agreed schedule or duty-hour cap. The change applies to tax years starting after December 31, 2024.
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1Short title

This section would give the Act the short title 'No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act.'

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act .

2Deduction for certain overtime compensation

This section would rewrite the definition of 'qualified overtime compensation' in section 225(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the term that controls which overtime pay can be deducted under that section. Under the new definition, qualified overtime compensation would cover two kinds of pay. First, it would include any overtime pay that an employer is required to pay under section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to the extent that pay is above the individual's regular rate as used in that section. Second, it would also include other compensation paid above an individual's regular rate if that pay is for work for a single employer done under an agreement between the employee, or a labor organization representing the employee, and the employer, and the agreement was entered into before the work was performed, and either of two further conditions is met: the work exceeds a standard number of hours for a specified period that the agreement sets at not less than 40 hours for a 7-day work period, or, where both the employee (including a crewmember, flight crewmember, or rail operating craft employee) and the employer are covered by the Railway Labor Act, the work is beyond scheduled or anticipated hours on duty, or is for hours on duty beyond a maximum set under the agreement for a specified period. This would extend the deduction beyond overtime that federal law already requires employers to pay, to also cover certain contract-based extra pay, including arrangements covering railway and airline crews whose schedules do not follow a standard 40-hour week. This section would apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

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2. Deduction for certain overtime compensation (a) In general Section 225(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (1) In general For purposes of this section, the term qualified overtime compensation means— (A) any overtime compensation paid to an individual required under section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that is in excess of the regular rate (as used in such section) at which such individual is employed, or (B) any compensation paid to an individual that is in excess of the regular rate at which such individual is employed if— (i) such compensation is paid for work for a single employer pursuant to an agreement between the employee (or labor organization representing such employee) and employer entered into before the performance of the work, and (ii) either— (I) such work is in excess of a standard number of hours of such work for a specified period of time, and such agreement specifies that such standard number of hours for a specified period of time is not less than 40 hours for a 7-day work period, or (II) if the employee (including any crewmember or flight crewmember, or rail operating craft employee) and employer referred to in clause (i) are both covered by the Railway Labor Act, such work is beyond scheduled or anticipated hours on duty or for hours on duty that exceed a maximum number of hours with respect to a specified period of time (as determined pursuant to such agreement). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-09-18

In the House.

Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next · the next step

Official documents

The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
55
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVvia INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
5 filings
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERSvia INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
4 filings
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATIONvia AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION
3 filings
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYvia BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
3 filings
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICAvia COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA
3 filings
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERSvia INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS
3 filings
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSvia INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
3 filings
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIESvia ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
2 filings
From 35 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (2025-09-18).