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LAST ACTION SEP 30, 2026  UPDATED OCT 1
S. 5615SENATE BILL · 119TH CONGRESS119TH

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to protect worker access to employer equity, and for other purposes.

Protects workers' access to equity from their employers by amending federal labor law.

WHERE IT STANDS

In the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee since Sept. 30, 2026, 5 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.

  1. INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 30, 2026
  2. COMMITTEECOMM.IN COMMITTEE
  3. SENATESENATE—
  4. HOUSEHOUSE—
  5. LAWLAW—
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WHAT IT DOES

What the bill would do, and why it matters

tl;drWRITTEN OCT 4 FROM THE RECORD

The measure concerns workers' access to equity from their employers. It would amend federal labor law to protect that access, but the title does not specify how.

  • INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
  • FULL TEXT UNAVAILABLE Congress.gov has not posted the full bill text yet. The analysis is based on the title and metadata only and may miss substantive provisions.
  • DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
WHAT IT WOULD DO · 1 PROVISION
  1. Protect access to employer equity

    Would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to protect workers' access to employer equity. The title does not specify what protections would apply or how they would work.

THE CONTEXT

The measure focuses on workers' ability to access employer equity. The practical effect would depend on the protections adopted, which the title does not describe.

Written from the official record.

THE JOURNEY

The path it took, step by step

FROM THE OFFICIAL ACTIONS ON CONGRESS.GOV
  1. IntroducedSEP 30, 2026
    SENATE
    SEP 30, 2026
    By Sen. Moody
    Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  2. SAME DAYNOW
    Senate committeeSEP 30, 2026
    HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, & PENSIONS NOW
    SEP 30, 2026
    In committee for 5 days
    No hearing yet
  3. 5 DAYS SO FAR
    Passed the Senate—
    SENATE FLOOR
    —
    Not scheduled
  4. House committee—
    HOUSE
    —
  5. Passed the House—
    HOUSE FLOOR
    —
    Not scheduled
  6. Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDED
    BOTH CHAMBERS
    ONLY IF NEEDED
    Skipped if the other chamber passes the same text
  7. Signed into law—
    PRESIDENT
    —
    10 days to sign or veto
KEY ACTIONS2 OF 2 · PROCEDURAL STEPS FOLDED
  1. SEP 302026SEP 30, 2026REFERREDRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. SEP 302026SEP 30, 2026INTRODUCEDSENATEIntroduced in Senate
HOW LONG LAWS TAKE118 LAWS THIS CONGRESS

At day 5, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.

DAYS FROM INTRODUCTION TO SIGNING · ○ CEREMONIAL
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