US HR506 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 119-0)
Status: Introduced on October 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of considering legislation that would reinforce the goals of the working families agenda. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a working families agenda is established to: raise the minimum wage, strengthen workers' right to organize, and protect workers from misclassification; provide workers with paid sick days, paid family leave, flexible and stable schedules, access to high-quality early learning opportunities, and affordable child care; and strengthen the law guaranteeing equal pay for equal work, ensure specified rights for pregnant workers, and ensure workers have explicit protections from discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. Declares the sense of the House furthermore that hearings and votes should be held on specified House bills, including H.B. 2150, the Raise the Wage Act, and H.B. 1439, the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act).

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Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of considering legislation that would reinforce the goals of the working families agenda.

Sponsors

Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-11-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-10-29HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2015-10-29HouseReferred to House Judiciary
2015-10-29HouseReferred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2015-10-29HouseReferred to House Administration
2015-10-29HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2015-10-29HouseReferred to House Education and the Workforce
2015-10-29HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-10-29HouseIntroduced in House
2015-10-28HouseSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7321-7322)

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