United States · Bill · S
S. 496 (118th)
Respect for Workers Act
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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Source updated
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
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
16 February 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 February 2023 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/496
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/496
- us · 118-s-496 · source updated 5 December 2025