HB 2254 — Makes an owner and a direct contractor jointly and severally liable in a civil action for any unpaid wages owed to the unrepresented employees of the direct contractor and subcontractors at any tier.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
Digest: The Act makes laws about unpaid wages for workers who work on construction projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Makes an owner and a direct contractor jointly and severally liable in a civil action for any unpaid wages owed to the unrepresented employees of the direct contractor and subcontractors at any tier. Provides the statute of limitations for actions regarding recovery for unpaid and overtime wages. Requires subcontractors to provide certain payroll records and other information to the owner or the direct contractor, upon request. Permits the owner and the direct contractor to withhold payment to a subcontractor in certain circumstances.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Fragala, Lisa (D, OR-8) — sponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Smith, Gregory (R, OR-57) — sponsor
- Valderrama, Andrea (D, OR-47) — sponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — cosponsor
- Ruiz, Ricki (D, OR-50) — cosponsor
- Meek, Mark (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Muñoz, Lesly (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — cosponsor
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Inbound (12)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Andersen, Tom | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Chotzen, Willy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Fragala, Lisa | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Grayber, Dacia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | McDonald , Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Muñoz, Lesly | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Ruiz, Ricki | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Smith, Gregory | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Valderrama, Andrea | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Manning Jr., James | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Meek, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Prozanski, Floyd | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Fragala, Lisa (D, state_lower OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Prozanski, Floyd (D, state_upper OR-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Smith, Gregory (R, state_lower OR-57) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Valderrama, Andrea (D, state_lower OR-47) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Meek, Mark (D, state_upper OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Muñoz, Lesly (D, state_lower OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Ruiz, Ricki (D, state_lower OR-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Fragala, Lisa (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Ruiz, Ricki (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Chotzen, Willy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Grayber, Dacia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Andersen, Tom (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Meek, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Valderrama, Andrea (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Prozanski, Floyd (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Smith, Gregory (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by McDonald , Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Manning Jr., James (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Muñoz, Lesly (cosponsor) · sponsorship