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S. 3219 116th Congress Senate

Respect Graduate Student Workers Act

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

Introduced: January 21, 2020 Introduced by: Bernard Sanders Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresHigher educationLabor-management relationsNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)Temporary and part-time employment
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 21, 2020
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 Latest action January 21, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Respect Graduate Student Workers Act

This bill prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from promulgating or enforcing any 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.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5104 Respect Graduate Student Workers Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3219: Respect Graduate Student Workers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3219/
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"S. 3219: Respect Graduate Student Workers Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3219/.
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S. 3219, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3219/.
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