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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.

Introduced: October 3, 2025 Introduced by: Donald Norcross Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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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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 Cosponsors 52
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 16, 2026
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Conaway, Herbert C.
New Jersey · Jul 2, 2026
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Mannion, John W.
New York · Jun 24, 2026
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Riley, Josh
New York · Jun 8, 2026
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 3, 2026
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 2, 2026
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Grijalva, Adelita S.
Arizona · May 29, 2026
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Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Apr 23, 2026
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Apr 15, 2026
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 3, 2026
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 11, 2026
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Jan 12, 2026
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Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Dec 18, 2025
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McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Dec 18, 2025
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Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 10, 2025
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McDonald Rivet, Kristen
Michigan · Oct 24, 2025
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Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 21, 2025
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 8, 2025
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 3, 2025
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Oct 3, 2025
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Sep 26, 2025
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 26, 2025
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 19, 2025
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Mullin, Kevin
California · Sep 18, 2025
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2025
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 16, 2025
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 16, 2025
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Elfreth, Sarah
Maryland · Sep 15, 2025
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Kennedy, Timothy M.
New York · Sep 15, 2025
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 8, 2025
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 8, 2025
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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Sep 8, 2025
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 8, 2025
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Casar, Greg
Texas · Sep 8, 2025
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 8, 2025
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 8, 2025
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Sep 8, 2025
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 8, 2025
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Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Sep 8, 2025
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 8, 2025
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Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Sep 8, 2025
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McIver, LaMonica
New Jersey · Sep 8, 2025
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Menendez, Robert
New Jersey · Sep 8, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 8, 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Sep 8, 2025
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Sep 8, 2025
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 8, 2025
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 8, 2025
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 8, 2025
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Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Sep 8, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5206: Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5206/
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"H.R. 5206: Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5206/.
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