# 118-hr-5402: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

118-hr-5402, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-5402
- Congress: 118
- Title: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2023-09-12
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2023-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2023-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2023-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2023-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2023-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2024-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2024-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 118-hr-5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
- 118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act
- 118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
- 118-hr-7056: Access to Family Building Act
- 118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023
- 118-hr-4963: Tax Fairness for Workers Act

## Sources
- [118-hr-5402 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5402)

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- [118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4583)
- [118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-82)
- [118-hr-7056: Access to Family Building Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-7056)
- [118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-14)
- [118-hr-4963: Tax Fairness for Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4963)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-5402 (as of 2026-10-15).