Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 14, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act of 2018
This bill requires an executive agency head to represent compliance with specified labor and other laws in the solicitation of contracts and subcontracts for property and services in excess of $500,000 (covered contracts and subcontracts).
Each executive agency shall designate a senior official to act as the agency's Labor Compliance Advisor.
The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall reissue the final rule entitled "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces."
GSA shall establish a single Internet website for federal contractors to use for all federal contract reporting requirements.
Each executive agency entering into a covered contract or subcontract must provide employees with information concerning hours worked and overtime and additions to or subtractions from pay.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2018 to Jun 18, 2018; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 18, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jun 14, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3064 | Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jun 13, 2018 |
| S 3448 | Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act of 2020 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 11, 2020 |
| HR 6080 | Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 | Related bill | Oct 19, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for certain contracting requirements to promote fair and safe workplaces, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Age discrimination
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Department of Defense
- Department of Labor
- Disability and paralysis
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- General Services Administration
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor and Employment
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
- Sex offenses
- Wages and earnings
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2018Introduced in Senate
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