119th Congress · House bill · Last action Mar 12, 2026
H.R. 7917In CommitteeLabor and Employment
Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (D-NY)87 cosponsorsIntroduced Mar 12, 2026
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced this bill to establish a minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers. The bill applies federal labor standards to caregivers in home settings, a category historically excluded from many wage and hour protections. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on March 12, 2026, and has 85 Democratic cosponsors and no Republican cosponsors.
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All 87 cosponsors
87 Democrats · 0 Republicans
Democrats (87)
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
Swalwell, EricCA-14
Salinas, AndreaOR-06
Chu, JudyCA-28
Latimer, GeorgeNY-16
Omar, IlhanMN-05
Lieu, TedCA-36
Mannion, John W.NY-22
Lynch, Stephen F.MA-08
Strickland, MarilynWA-10
McGovern, James P.MA-02
Tonko, PaulNY-20
Pocan, MarkWI-02
Norcross, DonaldNJ-01
Nadler, JerroldNY-12
Pressley, AyannaMA-07
Adams, Alma S.NC-12
Grijalva, Adelita S.AZ-07
Ansari, YassaminAZ-03
Khanna, RoCA-17
Gomez, JimmyCA-34
McBath, LucyGA-06
Frost, MaxwellFL-10
Davis, Danny K.IL-07
Takano, MarkCA-39
Hayes, JahanaCT-05
DeLauro, Rosa L.CT-03
Friedman, LauraCA-30
Ramirez, Delia C.IL-03
Boyle, Brendan F.PA-02
Tokuda, Jill N.HI-02
Harder, JoshCA-09
Olszewski, JohnnyMD-02
Bynum, Janelle S.OR-05
Magaziner, SethRI-02
Jackson, Jonathan L.IL-01
Waters, MaxineCA-43
Clarke, Yvette D.NY-09
Lofgren, ZoeCA-18
DeSaulnier, MarkCA-10
Amo, GabeRI-01
Williams, NikemaGA-05
Menendez, RobertNJ-08
Keating, William R.MA-09
Casar, GregTX-35
Vasquez, GabeNM-02
Meng, GraceNY-06
Garcia, RobertCA-42
Sherman, BradCA-32
McGarvey, MorganKY-03
Scholten, Hillary J.MI-03
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