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House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act

H.R. 7917Introduced Mar 12, 2026Policy area: Labor and Employment

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that certain caregiving employees are no longer exempted from overtime and minimum wage protections.

Sponsor: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 12, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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

85 cosponsors — 85 Democrats

0 of 85 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Laura Friedman (D-CA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) and 55 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-14 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.