HR 4548
115th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Labor-management relations
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Wages and earnings
WAGE Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Dec 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Workplace Action for a Growing Economy Act or the WAGE Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to
- require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to award back pay and additional damages to any employee whose rights under the NLRA have been violated by an employer;
- impose penalties upon an employer for failing to post a notice of the rights of their employees under the NLRA;
- impose penalties upon an employer whose violations of the NLRA result in the discharge of an employee or other serious economic harm to the employee;
- provide civil remedies, including restraining orders, and a private right of action for violations of the NLRA;
- require the NLRB to issue an order requiring collective bargaining when a majority of valid ballots have been cast in favor of union representation;
- prevent the classification of employees as supervisors for the purpose of denying such employees the protections of the NLRA; and
- expedite the establishment of initial collective bargaining agreements.
The bill empowers the NLRB to enforce its own orders without petitioning a court for enforcement.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
60
D
Ruiz, Raul
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
O'Rourke, Beto
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Larson, John B.
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
D
Castro, Joaquin
VISCLOSKY, PETER
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
D
Tonko, Paul
D
Rosen, Jacky
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
McCollum, Betty
D
Meng, Grace
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Garamendi, John
D
Torres, Norma J.
D
Chu, Judy
D
Aguilar, Pete
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
D
Carson, André
D
Courtney, Joe
D
Smith, Adam
D
Soto, Darren
D
Waters, Maxine
D
Keating, William R.
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
D
Beatty, Joyce
D
Sherman, Brad
D
Green, Al
D
Pingree, Chellie
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
D
Adams, Alma S.
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
D
Clark, Katherine M.
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Kaptur, Marcy
D
Khanna, Ro
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4548: WAGE Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4548/
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