H.R. 7917
119th Congress
House
Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act
Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that certain caregiving employees are no longer exempted from overtime and minimum wage protections.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
13
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
- SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC
- ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- White House Office
- Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Cosponsors
85
D
Garcia, Robert
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Sherman, Brad
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Meng, Grace
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Vasquez, Gabe
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
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Casar, Greg
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
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Keating, William R.
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Menendez, Robert
D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
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Williams, Nikema
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Amo, Gabe
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Lofgren, Zoe
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
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Waters, Maxine
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Magaziner, Seth
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Bynum, Janelle S.
D
Olszewski, Johnny
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Harder, Josh
D
Tokuda, Jill N.
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
D
Ramirez, Delia C.
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
D
Friedman, Laura
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Hayes, Jahana
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Adams, Alma S.
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Ansari, Yassamin
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Balint, Becca
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Bell, Wesley
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Bonamici, Suzanne
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Budzinski, Nikki
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Carson, André
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Chu, Judy
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Davis, Danny K.
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DelBene, Suzan K.
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Dexter, Maxine
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Dingell, Debbie
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Evans, Dwight
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Frankel, Lois
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Frost, Maxwell
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
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Goldman, Daniel S.
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Gomez, Jimmy
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Grijalva, Adelita S.
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Hoyle, Val T.
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Jayapal, Pramila
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7917: Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7917/
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