U.S. Senate · 119th Congress · S. 4919
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
A bill 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
- Patty MurrayD-WA
- Introduced
- June 24, 2026, in the Senate
- 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 (26)
26 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Angela D. AlsobrooksD-MD
- Tammy BaldwinD-WI
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Cory A. BookerD-NJ
- Maria CantwellD-WA
- Tammy DuckworthD-IL
- Richard J. DurbinD-IL
- John FettermanD-PA
- John W. HickenlooperD-CO
- Mazie K. HironoD-HI
- Tim KaineD-VA
- Amy KlobucharD-MN
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MA
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Christopher MurphyD-CT
- Alex PadillaD-CA
- Jack ReedD-RI
- Bernard SandersD-VT
- Brian SchatzD-HI
- Adam B. SchiffD-CA
- Tina SmithD-MN
- Chris Van HollenD-MD
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MA
- Sheldon WhitehouseD-RI
- Ron WydenD-OR
Signed on later
- Gary C. PetersD-MISeptember 28, 2026