Stand with working families in Congress by fighting for fair wages, quality benefits, and worker dignity.

In Congress, I’ll always stand with working families—fighting for fair wages, quality benefits, and the dignity every worker deserves.

Walkinshaw commits to support working families in Congress and fight for better pay, benefits, and workplace dignity.

32BJ SEIU Endorses Walkinshaw as the Champion Working Families Need in Congress at this Moment - James Walkinshaw for Congress
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In Congress, I’ll fight every day to make sure they have the wages, protections, and respect they deserve.

Walkinshaw pledges to fight in Congress for UFCW members' wages, protections, and respect.

Walkinshaw Earns UFCW Local 400’s Endorsement to Fight for Their 35,000+ Members - James Walkinshaw for Congress
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Rep. James R. Walkinshaw and Rep. Steny H. Hoyer introduced the Capitol Police Retirement Reform Act of 2026 to count U.S. Capitol Police overtime pay toward federal pensions and address recruitment and retention pressures.

Most recent lookback-window evidence: Walkinshaw took a concrete legislative step on worker benefits and retirement dignity for Capitol Police officers, but the bill was only introduced and referred, not enacted.

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Walkinshaw, Hoyer Introduce Bill to Deliver Fair Retirement for Capitol Police | U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw
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The introduced bill text identifies Rep. Walkinshaw as sponsor of H.R. 7480, the FAIR Act, to increase 2027 pay rates for statutory pay system and prevailing-rate federal employees by 4.1 percent.

Walkinshaw sponsored legislation for a federal worker pay raise, directly matching the fair wages portion of the commitment; enactment remains unresolved.

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H.R. 7480, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act
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Walkinshaw introduced the True Shutdown Fairness Act to ensure that during any FY2026 shutdown, federal workers, service members, and contractors are paid and protected, and to block shutdown-related reductions in force.

This is concrete action for worker pay security and dignity during shutdowns, but it is an introduced bill rather than a completed statutory change.

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Walkinshaw, House Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Workers, Service Members, and Contractors During a Shutdown
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Walkinshaw helped launch the Federal Workforce Caucus to protect federal workers, strengthen the merit-based civil service, uphold collective bargaining rights, and protect access to earned benefits and services.

Caucus launch is a concrete institutional step supporting worker dignity, benefits, and labor rights, though it is advocacy infrastructure rather than final policy delivery.

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Walkinshaw, Van Hollen, Hoyer Launch the Federal Workforce Caucus
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The Clerk recorded H.R. 2262 as failed on passage, 209 yeas to 215 nays. Walkinshaw, listed as a Democratic representative from Virginia, voted Nay.

Walkinshaw voted against a Fair Labor Standards Act-related worker-hours bill that failed, a concrete vote consistent with protecting wage standards, though not a standalone enactment of his promise.

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Office of the Clerk Roll Call 19, H.R. 2262 Flexibility for Workers Education Act
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Congress.gov summarizes H.R. 2262 as modifying the Fair Labor Standards Act definition of hours worked to exclude certain voluntary training outside regular working hours from compensable hours worked.

This official bill context explains why Walkinshaw's recorded Nay vote is relevant to fair wages and worker protections.

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H.R. 2262, Flexibility for Workers Education Act
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Walkinshaw announced four federal workforce bills addressing merit-based hiring, fair pay, retirement security, and benefits, including the FAIR Act, Equal COLA Act, Saving the Civil Service Act, and Family Building FEHB Fairness Act.

Soon after taking office, Walkinshaw adopted a package of federal workforce bills covering wages, benefits, civil service protections, and retirement dignity. The package remained legislative effort, not enacted delivery.

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Walkinshaw Carries Forward Connolly's Legacy with Four Federal Workforce Bills
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Walkinshaw, as Federal Workforce Caucus co-chair, opposed a proposed civilian federal employee pay freeze and called for fair pay for federal employees who deliver public services and process benefits.

This is a concrete public advocacy action for fair federal wages, but it did not by itself change pay policy.

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Federal Workforce Caucus Co-Chairs Call for Fair Pay After Trump Budget Freezes Federal Worker Salaries
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