Labor and Employment Bills in Congress

15 Labor and Employment bills on file from the 118th–119th Congress; 14 reached a recorded roll call vote and 2 became law.

Recent votes

S. 2403 — Retire through Ownership Act · 1 vote · latest: Passed House 401–14 · 9/16/26 · Official source ↗
This bill allows the fiduciary of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to rely on a valuation provided by an independent valuation expert or business appraiser in determining the fair market value of the plan's securities if the securities are not traded on a national securities exchange (i.e., not publicly traded) and the expert or appraiser follows specified methodologies.
H.R. 5408 — Faster Labor Contracts Act · 1 vote · latest: Passed House 230–193 · 6/9/26 · Official source ↗
This bill establishes mandatory deadlines for parties negotiating an initial collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and provides for mediation and arbitration to finalize CBAs.
H.R. 2988 — Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act · 3 votes · latest: Passed House 213–205 · 1/15/26 · Official source ↗
This bill modifies the requirements for fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans.
H.R. 2312 — Tipped Employee Protection Act · 1 vote · latest: Failed House 209–215 · 1/13/26 · Official source ↗
This bill modifies the definition of a tipped employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to exclude consideration of an employee's duties when determining if the employee is a tipped employee.
H.R. 2270 — Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act · 1 vote · latest: Failed House 209–213 · 1/13/26 · Official source ↗
This bill excludes the value of employer-funded child or dependent care from being used in calculating an eligible employee's overtime pay.

14 bills in Labor and Employment

House

H.R. 6655 — A Stronger Workforce for America Act

Labor and Employment

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and modifies various programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 12/7/23 · Latest action 4/10/24

Senate

S. 3853 — Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act

Labor and Employment

This bill reauthorizes and expands programs that compensate individuals who were exposed to radiation during certain nuclear testing or uranium mining and who subsequently developed medical conditions, including cancers.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 2/29/24 · Latest action 3/11/24

House

H.R. 1163 — Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

Labor and Employment

This bill addresses fraud and overpayments of pandemic unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, including by providing incentives for states to investigate and recover overpayments of these benefits.

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 2/24/23 · Latest action 5/11/23

House

H.J.Res. 30 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".

Labor and Employment

This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor rule concerning the fiduciary duties with respect to employee benefit plans.

118th Congress

3 roll callsIntroduced 2/7/23 · Latest action 3/23/23

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