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HRES 452 112th Congress House

Recognizing the importance labor unions play in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for more equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by…

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Official title: Recognizing the importance labor unions play in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for more equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by everyday workers.

Introduced: November 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Nov 2, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7217-7218)
Nov 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 2, 2011

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7217-7218)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the importance labor unions play in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for more equitable wages, humane working conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by everyday workers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 35
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 18, 2011
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 15, 2011
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 15, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 15, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 3, 2011
Tsongas, Niki
· Nov 3, 2011
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 3, 2011
BACA, JOE
· Nov 1, 2011
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Nov 1, 2011
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Nov 1, 2011
BRADY, ROBERT
· Nov 1, 2011
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Nov 1, 2011
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 1, 2011
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 1, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Nov 1, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 1, 2011
LEVIN, SANDER
· Nov 1, 2011
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 1, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 1, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 1, 2011
Miller, Brad
· Nov 1, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Nov 1, 2011
Richmond, Cedric
· Nov 1, 2011
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 1, 2011
Sutton, Betty
· Nov 1, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 1, 2011
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Nov 1, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 1, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 452: Recognizing the importance labor unions play in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for more equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by everyday workers.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-452/
MLA
"H. Res. 452: Recognizing the importance labor unions play in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for more equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by everyday workers.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-452/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 452, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-452/.
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[H. Res. 452: Recognizing the importance labor unions play in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for more equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by everyday workers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-452/)
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