House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Pay Workers What They’ve Earned Act

H.R. 5628Introduced Sep 30, 2025Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to reimburse employees of the Federal Government and the District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and the States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Steven Horsford D-NV

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 30, 2025
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Latest action: Sep 30, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5628.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HORSFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 160, September 30, 2025, Page H4509):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United State
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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

9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats

0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Troy Carter (D-LA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Luz Rivas (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven Horsford.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nevada in Congress · NV-4 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.