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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Modern Worker Empowerment Act
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2022-11-01
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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Related bill
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Related bill
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