Endorsed Bills
Below is a list of legislation that the Congressional Labor Caucus has officially endorsed.
Bill Status: Introduced | Date Last Action Taken:
Committees: Oversight and Government Reform
Labor Caucus Lead: Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-05)
Bill Summary: The Ensuring Agency Service Quality Act requires Federal agencies to maintain minimum staffing numbers to comply with Congressional appropriations and requires an agency to justify their inability or refusal to comply with the requirement.
Bill Status: Introduced | Date Last Action Taken:
Committees: Oversight and Government Reform
Labor Caucus Lead: Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-05)
Bill Summary: The SERVICE Act prevents an agency from reducing its workforce by 5% or greater in a given fiscal year without itself conducting a full impact analysis of those cuts on the agency's ability to carry out its mission, and GAO evaluating the accuracy of that evaluation.
Bill Status: Introduced | Date Last Action Taken:
Committees: Oversight and Government Reform
Labor Caucus Lead: Rep. Gerald Connolly (VA-11)
Bill Summary: The Saving the Civil Service Act would prevent any position in the federal competitive service from being reclassified outside of merit system principles without the express consent of Congress; installs a cap on the number of conversions to the frozen excepted service schedule; and requires that any employee who is converted provide consent for that conversion.
Bill Status: Introduced | Date Last Action Taken:
Committees: Oversight and Government Reform
Labor Caucus Lead: Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02)
Bill Summary: The Protect America’s Workforce Act reverses Trump EO stripping collective bargaining rights from federal employees across multiple Federal agencies, including the Departments of Defense, State, Veterans Affairs, Justice, and Energy, as well as certain employees in the Departments of Homeland Security, Treasury, Health and Human Services, Interior, and Agriculture.
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Labor Caucus Lead: Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01)
Bill Summary: Establishes a new initiative at the Department of Labor to grow and expand highly successful Apprenticeship Hubs
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Labor Caucus Lead: Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02)
Bill Summary: Directs the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education that sponsor construction and manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship programs for (1) expanding or supporting outreach to high schools, local businesses, local workforce development boards, and apprenticeship intermediaries; and (2) providing advising and support services to students who are enrolled in these apprenticeship programs.
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Labor Caucus Leads: Reps. Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), and Greg Casar (TX-35)
Bill Summary: Strengthens capacity and resources for the Department of Labor to improve labor law enforcement by cracking down on wage theft, child labor, occupational safety and health hazards, and other labor violations.
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Labor Caucus Lead: Rep. Nikki Budzinski (IL-13)
Bill Summary: Provides a $1,500 federal tax credit for businesses hiring new registered apprentices.
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Labor Caucus Lead: Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01)
Bill Summary: Provides grants to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts.
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Labor Caucus Leads: Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07)
Bill Summary: Directs OSHA to establish a permanent, federal standard to protect workers against occupational exposure to excessive heat, both in indoor and outdoor environments.