HR 9224
117th Congress
House
Commerce
Protecting Wages of Essential Workers Act of 2022
Introduced: October 25, 2022
Introduced by:
Adams, Alma S.
Democratic
· North Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 25, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Wages of Essential Workers Act of 2022
This bill expands the federal restriction on the garnishment of wages to protect from any garnishment the first $1,000 of an individual's weekly disposable earnings.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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