U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), led 16 of their colleagues in introducing a Working Women’s Bill of Rights.
Introduce and support the Working Women's Bill of Rights to protect and expand the rights of working women.
Occurrences
Hirono, Blunt Rochester, McIver Lead Colleagues in Introducing Working Women’s Bill of Rights
Evidence
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U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Lisa Blunt Rochester, and U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver, along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro and Teresa Leger Fernandez, led 16 of their colleagues in introducing a Working Women’s Bill of Rights.
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Ms. Hirono (for herself, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Padilla, and Ms. Duckworth) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Resolved ... That Congress ... affirms its commitment to economic prosperity for all, including equal pay for equal work; pay transparency; workplaces free from discrimination; workplace safety standards and regulations; and comprehensive and accessible health care, including reproductive health care.
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GovInfo lists the bill as S. Con. Res. 31, Introduced in Senate, with last action date March 25, 2026: "Ms. Hirono ... submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions." It lists Mazie K. Hirono as sponsor.
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Senator Hirono's office states that Hirono, Blunt Rochester, and McIver "led 16 of their colleagues in introducing a Working Women’s Bill of Rights" and quotes Hirono saying she was "proud to introduce this resolution" reaffirming a commitment to workplace gender equity.
Assessments
The promise was to introduce and support the Working Women's Bill of Rights, not necessarily to enact it. During Hirono's current Senate term, she sponsored/submitted S. Con. Res. 31 on March 25, 2026, and her office publicly announced that she led colleagues in introducing the Working Women's Bill of Rights. The resolution text addresses equal pay, discrimination-free workplaces, workplace safety, health care access, and related rights for working women, matching the promised action.
Hirono fulfilled the specific promise because the promised action was to introduce and support the Working Women's Bill of Rights, not necessarily to secure final enactment. The evidence shows she led introduction of the measure in the 119th Congress and was listed as the Senate sponsor of S. Con. Res. 31 on March 25, 2026, with text addressing equal pay, workplace discrimination, workplace safety, health care, and related rights for working women. Because this occurred while she was serving in federal office, timing is same_term. The effort badge is warranted because the record shows a concrete legislative action, not just rhetorical support.
Hirono fulfilled the promise by leading and formally introducing the Working Women's Bill of Rights in the 119th Congress as S. Con. Res. 31, with the text addressing equal pay, pay transparency, discrimination-free workplaces, safety standards, health care, and other working-women rights. Because the promised action was to introduce and support the measure, not necessarily enact it into law, formal introduction and sponsorship in her current Senate term is sufficient for delivery.
Hirono fulfilled the promise in the relevant federal office context by leading and formally introducing the Working Women's Bill of Rights framework during her Senate term. The GovInfo record identifies her as sponsor of S. Con. Res. 31, introduced March 25, 2026, and the resolution text addresses the promised protections and expansions for working women, including equal pay, anti-discrimination, workplace safety, and health care access. Because the promise was to introduce and support the measure, not necessarily enact it into law, formal introduction and sponsorship satisfy the promised outcome in the same term.