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H.R. 5402 118th Congress House

Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authori… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2023 Introduced by: Rosa L. DeLauro Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Sep 12, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 12, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 12, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2769 Identical bill Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
  • HR 7701 Reintroduction of Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 15
D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Aug 23, 2024
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 22, 2024
Trone, David
· Dec 14, 2023
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 19, 2023
 D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Sep 18, 2023
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Sep 18, 2023
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 18, 2023
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 18, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 12, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Sep 12, 2023
 D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Sep 12, 2023
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 12, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5402: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5402/
MLA
"H.R. 5402: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5402/.
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H.R. 5402, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5402/.
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