Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to protect the rights of restaurant workers.

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Bill Number

HRES 702

Introduced

Sep 19, 2023

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

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Topics

Child care and development Citizenship and naturalization Comprehensive health care Employee benefits and pensions Employee leave Employment discrimination and employee rights Labor and Employment Labor standards Labor-management relations Unemployment Voting rights Wages and earnings Worker safety and health

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Summary

This resolution expresses that it is the duty of the federal government to develop a restaurant worker bill of rights, which includes the rights to (1) a thriving life, (2) healing and rest, (3) a safe and dignified workplace, (4) health care and bodily autonomy, and (5) participation in governance. The resolution also specifies how the federal government should implement these rights.

Actions

Sep 26, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Sep 22, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 19, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Oversight and Accountability, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, and House Administration, 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.
Sep 19, 2023

Introduced in House

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