2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB5048: Don’t STEAL Act Don’t Stand for Taking Employed Americans’ Livings Act
Legislative Summary
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for increased criminal and civil penalties for wage theft.
Bill History
8/26/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
8/26/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(8/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Education and Workforce(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 23
Primary Sponsor
Seth Magaziner
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (22)
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Mark Pocan
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Brendan Boyle
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Daniel Goldman
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Democrat
Donald Norcross
Democrat
Jonathan Jackson
Democrat
Becca Balint
Democrat
Emilia Sykes
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Jill Tokuda
Democrat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democrat
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat