H.R. 5206
119th Congress
House
Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to provide that an individual engaged in a labor dispute may receive unemployment benefits.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
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- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS
- INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES
- UNITED STEEL, PAPER & FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- White House Office
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- State, Dept of (DOS)
Cosponsors
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Hayes, Jahana
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Conaway, Herbert C.
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Mannion, John W.
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Riley, Josh
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
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Grijalva, Adelita S.
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Mrvan, Frank J.
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Torres, Ritchie
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Bonamici, Suzanne
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Tlaib, Rashida
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Goldman, Daniel S.
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Foushee, Valerie P.
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McGarvey, Morgan
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Waters, Maxine
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McDonald Rivet, Kristen
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Brownley, Julia
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Tonko, Paul
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Lynch, Stephen F.
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Thanedar, Shri
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
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Titus, Dina
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
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Mullin, Kevin
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Evans, Dwight
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
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Nadler, Jerrold
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Elfreth, Sarah
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Kennedy, Timothy M.
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Adams, Alma S.
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Budzinski, Nikki
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Carson, André
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Casar, Greg
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Chu, Judy
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
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Dingell, Debbie
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Hoyle, Val T.
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Jayapal, Pramila
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Magaziner, Seth
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McIver, LaMonica
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Menendez, Robert
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
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Omar, Ilhan
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Pallone, Frank
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Pingree, Chellie
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Pocan, Mark
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Ramirez, Delia C.
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