House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Job Protection Act

H.R. 694Introduced Feb 1, 2023Policy area: Labor and Employment

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 1, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 1, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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. 694.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. UNDERWOOD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 21, February 1, 2023, Page H629):
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Family and Medical Leave
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 694, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 694, last updated December 6, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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

100 cosponsors — 100 Democrats

0 of 100 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Cori Bush (D-MO), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donald Davis (D-NC), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and 70 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lauren Underwood.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-14 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.