H.R. 2299 Reported by committee Labor and Employment

Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2025

To establish the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program in the Department of Labor.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Introduced March 24, 2025 Cosponsors 5 (5 R) Latest action March 3, 2026

Summary

Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2025
This bill provides statutory authority for the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program, which is administered by the Department of Labor and allows employers to self-report federal minimum wage and overtime compensation violations as an alternative to litigation.
Employers may apply to the program by submitting certain information from a self-audit that includes calculations of any unpaid minimum or overtime wages. Labor must verify the calculations and, if the application is approved, supervise a settlement with affected employees that provides payment of any unpaid wages. Employees who accept a settlement under the program waive their private right of action to recover the unpaid wages provided under the settlement.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Mar 3, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.
  2. Mar 3, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-539.
  3. Nov 20, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
  4. Nov 20, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  6. Mar 24, 2025 Introduced in House

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