119th Congress · House bill · Last action Mar 12, 2026
H.R. 7917In CommitteeLabor and Employment
Democrats propose establishing wage standards for home care workers
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (D-NY)71 cosponsorsIntroduced Mar 12, 2026
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All 30 cosponsors
30 Democrats · 0 Republicans
Democrats (30)
Tlaib, RashidaMI-12
Cleaver, EmanuelMO-05
Wilson, Frederica S.FL-24
Bell, WesleyMO-01
Krishnamoorthi, RajaIL-08
McIver, LaMonicaNJ-10
Hoyle, Val T.OR-04
Simon, LateefahCA-12
Torres, RitchieNY-15
Lee, Summer L.PA-12
Carson, AndréIN-07
Moulton, SethMA-06
Pettersen, BrittanyCO-07
Jayapal, PramilaWA-07
Budzinski, NikkiIL-13
Johnson, JulieTX-32
Bonamici, SuzanneOR-01
Dingell, DebbieMI-06
Pingree, ChellieME-01
Kennedy, Timothy M.NY-26
Evans, DwightPA-03
Frankel, LoisFL-22
Goldman, Daniel S.NY-10
Thanedar, ShriMI-13
DelBene, Suzan K.WA-01
Dexter, MaxineOR-03
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