Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5578.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 151, September 19, 2023, Page H4409):
  The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes. The single subject of this legislation is: This Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act modifies various employment and leave rules with respect to part-time workers to ensure their fair treatment.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 19, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  330 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5578, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5578

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 15, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  736fa0a76cbe8e636508357bdcaf1ff616417603a07eb252a360a74a57caa651

  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 January 15, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5578, last updated January 15, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.