Skip to main content
HR 5565 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Employee benefits and pensions Employee leave Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Labor standards Wages and earnings Women's employment

WE Work Act

Introduced: April 18, 2018 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 18, 2018
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Equality Workforce Oversight Act or the WE Work Act

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study to determine which federal agencies have the greatest impact on women's participation in the workforce and evaluate the impact of those agencies.

Such agencies shall include, at a minimum:

  • the Department of Labor, specifically the Women's Bureau;
  • the Department of Transportation;
  • the Small Business Administration, including the Office of Women's Business Ownership; and
  • any apprenticeship program that receives funding from a federal agency.

The study shall examine, among other things, each agency's policies and procedures for improving the participation of women in the workforce and shall also include an analysis of specific barriers to such participation.

What's happening now April 18, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5565: WE Work Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5565/
MLA
"H.R. 5565: WE Work Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5565/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5565, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5565/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 5565: WE Work Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5565/)
Report a problem