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H.R. 5104 116th Congress House

Respect Graduate Student Workers Act

Official title: To ensure full labor protections for graduate student workers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 14, 2019 Introduced by: Mark Pocan Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEmployment discrimination and employee rightsHigher educationLabor-management relations
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)Temporary and part-time employment
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 14, 2019
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 Latest action November 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Respect Graduate Student Workers Act

This bill prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from finalizing a specified rule or making a similar rule that excludes student workers at private universities from the definition of employee under federal labor laws. (Under current law, students paid for services provided at universities in connection with such students' studies are considered employees.)

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  • S 3219 Respect Graduate Student Workers Act
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 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 22
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 12, 2020
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 2, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 25, 2020
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 25, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Feb 21, 2020
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 21, 2020
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Feb 21, 2020
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Feb 14, 2020
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 6, 2020
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 28, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Jan 24, 2020
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 17, 2020
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 17, 2020
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 17, 2020
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Takano, Mark
California · Jan 16, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· Jan 14, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 13, 2020
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 10, 2020
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 7, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Jan 7, 2020
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Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 12, 2019
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 6, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 5, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Nov 20, 2019
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 19, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5104: Respect Graduate Student Workers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5104/
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"H.R. 5104: Respect Graduate Student Workers Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5104/.
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H.R. 5104, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5104/.
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