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S. 496 (118th)

Respect for Workers Act

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Introduced

16 February 2023

Last action

16 February 2023 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S459)

Sponsors

Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]

Subjects

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5 December 2025

Summary

Respect for Workers Act This bill requires at least one member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to have experience supporting or protecting the rights of workers. This member is in charge of developing policy recommendations regarding the board's goal of maximum employment. (The board is made up of seven members that are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Members serve 14-year terms, with one term beginning every two years.) The bill also requires the board to discuss in their semiannual report the distributional effect of monetary policy.

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Timeline

  1. 16 February 2023

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S459)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 February 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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