Jobs, Labor, & the Economy

Immediately provides a $2,000 payment to every person in America as critical relief during the COVID-19 crisis, followed by $1,000 recurring monthly payments throughout the ongoing pandemic WASHINGTON— Today, Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) and Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) reintroduced the Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC) Act, legislation to immediately…

Comprehensive aid sends out $1,400 survival checks, increases the child tax credit to $3,000, extends the $300 a week of expanded unemployment assistance, speeds up vaccine distribution, funds nutrition and rental assistance, and includes $7.1 billion in state and local…

Resolution calls for robust public investments to guarantee the care people need at all stages of life, and to ensure caregivers and care workers are treated with the dignity they deserve. WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) joined Jamaal…

The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act would bring in at least $3 trillion without raising taxes on 99.95% of American households. The legislation places a 2% annual tax on the net worth of households and trusts between $50 million and $1 billion, and…

Robust relief package includes more than $285 million for WA-07 and nearly $7 billion for communities throughout the state WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) fought to secure a robust COVID-19 relief package that will deliver more than $285…

Robust relief package raises the Federal minimum wage to $15, sends out $1,400 survival checks per individual plus $1,400 per child, increases the child tax credit to $3,000 per child, extends unemployment assistance, speeds up vaccine distribution, and includes nearly…