House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Ayanna Pressley D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 17, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 678.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PRESSLEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 10, January 17, 2019, Page H720):Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 17, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 303 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 678, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/678
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
462841b5bce90230fd8cc1d4675a679cfee0c5b37979f0bfc5fc87c04efb7b6e
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 678, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
71 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 70 Democrats
0 of 71 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Val Demings (D-FL), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Jesús García (D-IL), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Katie Hill (D-CA), Kendra Horn (D-OK), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Ann Kuster (D-NH) and 41 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ayanna Pressley.
- H.R. 3621 (116th) Comprehensive Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency Act of 2020
- H.Res. 456 (116th) Emphasizing the importance of grassroots investor protection and the investor education missions of State and Federal securities…
- H.R. 5021 (116th) Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019
- H.Res. 988 (116th) Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country.
- H.Con.Res. 40 (116th) Supporting reproductive health care in the United States.
- H.R. 4052 (116th) To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.