Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 17, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 17, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019
This bill appropriates funding to provide compensation to certain employees of contractors who lost pay or leave due to the lapse in appropriations that began on December 22, 2018.
Each agency subject to such lapse shall adjust the price of any contract for which the contractor was ordered to suspend, delay, or stop work as a result of the lapse. The agency shall compensate the contractor for reasonable costs incurred to (1) provide compensation, at an employee's standard rate of compensation, to any employee who was furloughed or laid off, or who was not working, who experienced a reduction of hours, or who experienced a reduction in compensation, as a result of the lapse, for the period of the lapse; or (2) restore paid leave taken by any employee during the lapse, if the contractor required employees to use paid leave as a result of the lapse.
The maximum amount of weekly compensation of an employee for which an adjustment may be made may not exceed the lesser of the employee's actual weekly compensation or $965.
Cosponsors 71
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 17, 2019 to May 9, 2019; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | May 9, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Jan 17, 2019 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 17, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 17, 2019Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 10, January 17, 2019, page H720.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 162 | Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jan 16, 2019 |
| HR 824 | Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 28, 2019 |
| HR 3055 | Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 21, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide back pay to low-wage contractor employees, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House
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