Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
Latest action · Jun 24, 2026 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 24, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Sep 28, 2026 |
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 24, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2026Introduced in Senate
- Jun 24, 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2769 | Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 12, 2023 |
| S 4174 | Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act | Cross-Congress related bill | May 10, 2022 |
| HR 5402 | Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 12, 2023 |
| HR 7701 | Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022 | Cross-Congress related bill | Oct 7, 2022 |
| HR 9458 | Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act | Identical bill | Jun 25, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2026Introduced in Senate
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