House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 29, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 30, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4826.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JAYAPAL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 133, July 29, 2021, Page H4294):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 29, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 224 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4826, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4826
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
539d5464af6096e2b9676247b87b32d4801acb4c3928695197ec0e5b5abe2afd
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
136 cosponsors — 136 Democrats
0 of 136 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) and 106 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
- H.R. 1573 (117th) Access to Counsel Act of 2021
- H.R. 3771 (117th) South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2022
- H.R. 3825 (117th) Ending Platform Monopolies Act
- H.R. 8361 (117th) Preventing Suicide Through Voluntary Firearm Purchase Delay Act
- H.R. 5165 (117th) Improving Medicare Coverage Act
- H.R. 2222 (117th) Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2021
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.