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HR 2299 · 119th Congress · Labor and Employment

Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2025

Introduced March 24, 2025 Latest action March 03, 2026 5 cosponsors

Sponsor

Latest action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.

Action timeline

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Mar 03, 2026
committee Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-539.
Education and Workforce Committee
Mar 03, 2026
other Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.
Nov 20, 2025
committee Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Education and Workforce Committee
Nov 20, 2025
committee Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
Education and Workforce Committee
Mar 24, 2025
introduced Introduced in House

Text versions

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Mar 03, 2026 Reported in House
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Mar 24, 2025 Introduced in House
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Changelog

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  1. ih / isIntroduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
  2. rfh / rfsReferred to a committee for review.
  3. rh / rsReported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
  4. pcs / pchPlaced on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / esEngrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
  6. rdh / rdsReceived by the other chamber.
  7. eah / easEngrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
  8. ath / atsAgreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enrEnrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. plPublic Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. ppPublic Print. Official printing post-enactment.

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Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.

+43 −4 24 unchanged
--- Introduced (House)
+++ Reported (House)
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 2299 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H.R. 2299 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+Union Calendar No. 464
119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
+2d Session
H. R. 2299
+
+[Report No. 119-539]
To establish the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program in the
Department of Labor.
@@ -18,6 +21,20 @@
Mr. Grothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
+
+March 3, 2026
+
+Additional sponsors: Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Messmer,
+Ms. Tenney, and Mr. Fine
+
+March 3, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
+24, 2025]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -39,7 +56,7 @@
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2018, the Department of Labor launched the
nationwide Payroll Audit Independent Determination pilot
-program (referred to in this section as ``PAID pilot
+program (referred to in this section as the ``PAID pilot
program'').
(2) The Secretary of Labor, acting through the
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, established the
@@ -398,4 +415,26 @@
semicolon the following: ``, or has accepted or declined to accept an
offer for settlement under section 4(d) of the Ensuring Workers Get
PAID Act of 2025''.
-<all>
+Union Calendar No. 464
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+2d Session
+
+H. R. 2299
+
+[Report No. 119-539]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To establish the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program in the
+Department of Labor.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+March 3, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Lobbying activity

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6
filings · 2026 Q3
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filings · 2026 Q3
4
filings · 2025 Q3
2
filings · 2026 Q4
AFL-CIO
LBR
2
filings · 2026 Q4
1
filings · 2025 Q1

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Cosponsors (5)

Members who signed on to support this bill.