H.R. 339: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-08 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E47)

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E47) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019

Plain summary

Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019 This bill requires the federal government to compensate employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, or security services who are placed on unpaid leave as a result of a lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2019.

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Official text

Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 60 cosponsors

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Ro Khanna (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), William R. Keating (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Andy Kim (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr339.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr339 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116