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H.R. 678 116th Congress House

Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019

Official title: To provide back pay to low-wage contractor employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 17, 2019 Introduced by: Ayanna Pressley Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AppropriationsContracts and agencyExecutive agency funding and structurePublic contracts and procurementWages and earnings
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Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 17, 2019
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019

This bill appropriates funding to provide compensation to certain employees of contractors who lost pay or leave due to the lapse in appropriations that began on December 22, 2018.

Each agency subject to such lapse shall adjust the price of any contract for which the contractor was ordered to suspend, delay, or stop work as a result of the lapse. The agency shall compensate the contractor for reasonable costs incurred to (1) provide compensation, at an employee's standard rate of compensation, to any employee who was furloughed or laid off, or who was not working, who experienced a reduction of hours, or who experienced a reduction in compensation, as a result of the lapse, for the period of the lapse; or (2) restore paid leave taken by any employee during the lapse, if the contractor required employees to use paid leave as a result of the lapse.

The maximum amount of weekly compensation of an employee for which an adjustment may be made may not exceed the lesser of the employee's actual weekly compensation or $965.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 162 Identical bill Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019
  • HR 824 Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2019
  • HR 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 46
All 46 Democratic 43 Republican 1
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 9, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 3, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 2, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Mar 4, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Feb 25, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 11, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 8, 2019
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2019
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 5, 2019
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Feb 5, 2019
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 5, 2019
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 31, 2019
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 31, 2019
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 31, 2019
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 31, 2019
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 31, 2019
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 31, 2019
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 31, 2019
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 31, 2019
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jan 31, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Jan 31, 2019
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jan 31, 2019
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 29, 2019
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jan 29, 2019
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 29, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 28, 2019
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 28, 2019
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jan 28, 2019
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jan 28, 2019
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jan 24, 2019
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 24, 2019
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 17, 2019
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 17, 2019
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 17, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 17, 2019
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 17, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 17, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jan 17, 2019
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 17, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 17, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 17, 2019
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 17, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 17, 2019
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jan 17, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 678: Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-678/
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"H.R. 678: Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-678/.
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