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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act

S. 4081Introduced Mar 12, 2026Policy area: Labor and Employment

Official title: A bill 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: Sen. Patty Murray D-WA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 12, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

21 cosponsors — 20 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Edward Markey (D-MA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.