Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022

H.R. 7701 · 117th Congress · May 10, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022”.

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May 10, 2022viewing Reported in House Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Carson, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Sablan, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Newman, Ms. Porter, Mr. Jones, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Rush, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Omar, Mr. Takano, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Meng, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Evans, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Norton, Ms. Bass, Mr. Norcross, and Mr. Cicilline) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor See what changed
May 10, 2022 Introduced in House Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Carson, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Sablan, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Newman, Ms. Porter, Mr. Jones, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Rush, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Omar, Mr. Takano, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Meng, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Evans, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Norton, Ms. Bass, Mr. Norcross, and Mr. Cicilline) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022

Section 1 Short title

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