U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 7701
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Rosa L. DeLauroD-CT-3
- Introduced
- May 10, 2022, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (45)
45 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44
- Karen BassD-CA-37
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1
- Jamaal BowmanD-NY-16
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- David N. CicillineD-RI-1
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7
- Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-11
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3
- Sylvia R. GarciaD-TX-29
- Raúl M. GrijalvaD-AZ-3
- Sara JacobsD-CA-53
- Pramila JayapalD-WA-7
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Mondaire JonesD-NY-17
- John B. LarsonD-CT-1
- Barbara LeeD-CA-13
- James P. McGovernD-MA-2
- Grace MengD-NY-6
- Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-10
- Marie NewmanD-IL-3
- Donald NorcrossD-NJ-1
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5
- Mark PocanD-WI-2
- Katie PorterD-CA-45
- Jamie RaskinD-MD-8
- Bobby L. RushD-IL-1
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho SablanD-MP-AL
- Michael F. Q. San NicolasD-GU-AL
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
- Robert C. "Bobby" ScottD-VA-3
- Mikie SherrillD-NJ-11
- Haley M. StevensD-MI-11
- Mark TakanoD-CA-41
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-13
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24
Signed on later
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4May 11, 2022
- Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13May 17, 2022
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5May 17, 2022