To enhance the rights of domestic employees, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To enhance the rights of domestic employees, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Labor, Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section id6da0d89275c24a389483df9a40abfbb5: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: There are an estimated 2,200,000 domestic employees across the United States working in private homes to provide...
- Section id9922ed5ff08d48db9da7131ef2ab9fb6: 3. Definitions In this Act: The terms commerce, employ, employee, employer, enterprise, enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for...
- Section idb4ae2f350d874b5090e51221a4b45118: 4. Rulemaking authority The Secretary shall have the authority to promulgate rules to carry out this Act.
- Section ide7eae12e60c44493a49b18b7bcb610d4: 5. Rule of construction For purposes of this Act, any domestic services performed by a domestic employee for an employer are considered to affect commerce.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To enhance the rights of domestic employees, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Labor, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To enhance the rights of domestic employees, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Luján, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a provider who— is— a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is authorized to practice medicine or surgery (as appropriate) by the State in which the doctor practices
an organization that— is an agency employing 2 or more domestic employees
another individual with whom the individual entered into a marriage (including a common law or same-sex marriage)— as defined or recognized under the law in the State in which the marriage was entered into
a person who is— an employer, as defined in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), who is not covered under another clause of this subparagraph
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