HR 5104 · 116th Congress · Labor and Employment

Respect Graduate Student Workers Act

Introduced 2019-11-14· Sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.(2019-11-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Respect Graduate Student Workers Act This bill prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from finalizing a specified rule or making a similar rule that excludes student workers at private universities from the definition of employee under federal labor laws. (Under current law, students paid for services provided at universities in connection with such students' studies are considered employees.)…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]CT
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]NM
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]CT
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]NY
Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]MI
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]PA
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]CA
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]CA
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]MI
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]MA