HR 6293 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023

Introduced Nov 8, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Emanuel Cleaver D-MO

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 8, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 8, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 8, 2023 to Sep 24, 2024; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalNov 8, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalNov 8, 2023
D-MOCori BushOriginalNov 8, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalNov 8, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalNov 8, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalNov 8, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalNov 8, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalNov 8, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalNov 8, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalNov 8, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalNov 8, 2023
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalNov 8, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanJan 29, 2024
D-CTJahana HayesJan 29, 2024
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyFeb 5, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezMar 6, 2024
D-PASummer L. LeeMar 8, 2024
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaMay 23, 2024
D-PADwight EvansJul 22, 2024
D-NCAlma S. AdamsJul 23, 2024
D-WIMark PocanSep 24, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Nov 8, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 8, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Nov 8, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Due to Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Requiring coverage of incarcerated workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 185, November 8, 2023, page H5652.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 516Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023Identical billFeb 16, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require coverage of incarcerated workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 8, 2023Introduced in House

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