Respect Graduate Student Workers Act
Latest action · Nov 14, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedNov 14, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Respect Graduate Student Workers Act
This bill prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from finalizing a specified rule or making a similar rule that excludes student workers at private universities from the definition of employee under federal labor laws. (Under current law, students paid for services provided at universities in connection with such students' studies are considered employees.)
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 19, 2019 to May 12, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Dec 12, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Jan 7, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jan 7, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jan 10, 2020 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jan 14, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jan 16, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jan 17, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jan 17, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 14, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3219 | Respect Graduate Student Workers Act | Related bill | Jan 21, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2019Introduced in House
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