HR 7917 — Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-03-12
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS | ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS | — | H.R. 7917 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | — | HR 7917 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-03-12 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (14)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Takano, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Strickland, Marilyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Frost, Maxwell | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7917 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 7917 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Strickland, Marilyn (D, house WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 567 | $60,050 | $60,050 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 55 | $13,925 | $13,925 |
| 3 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| 4 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | self | 0 | $0 | 4 | $5,550 | $5,550 |
| 6 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 7 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 8 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 9 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 10 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 19 | $4,350 | $4,350 |
| 11 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | incite.org | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 20 | joy real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 21 | becu | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,580 | $2,580 |
| 22 | sound credit union | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,515 | $2,515 |
| 23 | oracle corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 24 | grassroots analytics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 25 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
12 predicted yes (2%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 251 unknown (46%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 12 yes / 0 no / 251 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
12 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D · house · CA-39) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Takano, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (hr 7917) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS (h.r. 7917) · lobbying_bill_mention