# 118-hr-694: Job Protection Act

118-hr-694, Job Protection Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL); status Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-694
- Congress: 118
- Title: Job Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2023-02-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 100
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Job Protection Act

## Cosponsors (100)

- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] (D-AK), 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2023-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2023-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2023-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2024-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] (D-CO), 2024-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2024-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2024-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2024-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2024-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nickel, Wiley [D-NC-13] (D-NC), 2024-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2024-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2024-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2024-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2024-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2024-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2024-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2024-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2024-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2024-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2024-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 118-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 118-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023
- 118-hjres-25: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
- 118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023
- 118-hr-11: Freedom to Vote Act
- 118-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [118-hr-694 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/694)

## Related
- [118-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-17)
- [118-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-20)
- [118-hjres-25: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hjres-25)
- [118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-14)
- [118-hr-11: Freedom to Vote Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-11)
- [118-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-15)
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