Endorsed Bills
Below is a list of legislation that the Congressional Labor Caucus has officially endorsed.
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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 Leads: Reps. Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Susan Wild (PA-7)
Bill Summary: Prevents employers from an employer from terminating health care coverage for workers who are on strike or locked out.
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Labor Caucus Leads: Rep. Greg Casar (TX-35)
Bill Summary: Repeals the existing restriction on striking workers from receiving SNAP benefits.
Bill Status: Introduced | Date Last Action Taken:
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The Tax Fairness for Workers Act would restore workers’ ability to deduct the cost of their union dues and common employment expenses, which were stripped away in the 2017 Trump tax law. Specifically, the bill would establish an above-the-line deduction to allow workers’ to deduct the cost of their union dues even if they don’t itemize their federal taxes, as well as allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for employees’ unreimbursed work expenses, such as travel and uniform costs.
Bill Status: Introduced | Date Last Action Taken:
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The No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act would classify corporate interference in worker organization campaigns similar to political speech so corporations can no longer deduct union busting expenses from their taxes. Doing so would ensure that American taxpayers no longer subsidize anti-union company activities that violate workers’ legally protected right to organize.
Bill Status: Introduced | Date Last Action Taken:
Committees: Education and Labor
The Raise the Wage Act would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2028, index future increases in the federal minimum wage to median wage growth, phase out subminimum wage for tipped workers and youth workers, and end subminimum wage certificates for workers with disabilities.
Bill Status: Introduced | Date Last Action Taken:
Committees: Education and Labor
The PRO Act would protect and expand workers’ rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace, including by empowering workers to exercise their right to organize, holding employers accountable for violating workers’ rights, and securing free, fair, and safe union elections.