strengthen the caregiving workforce
I will work to strengthen the caregiving workforce.
Occurrences
Provides a new refundable payroll tax credit for child care providers to raise wages of essential child care workers.
Evidence
GovInfo's bill record shows H.R. 7917, the Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act, was introduced on March 12, 2026, and lists Jimmy Gomez as a cosponsor. The bill is aimed at raising wages for home care workers.
Rep. Gomez convened the first-ever National Summit on the Caregiving Crisis. The release says the summit's agenda included rebuilding care infrastructure, expanding paid leave, and strengthening the caregiving workforce.
The official Gomez news index for the June 11-July 10 lookback lists posts on July 7, June 30, June 28, June 27, June 25, June 23, June 22, June 21, June 18, and June 11. It does not show a new direct caregiving-workforce bill enactment, vote result, agency action, or implementation announcement in that window.
GovInfo's bill text shows H.R. 7917 was introduced March 12, 2026, with Jimmy Gomez listed among cosponsors. The bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act so certain caregiving employees are no longer exempt from overtime and minimum wage protections, and it was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Gomez's office said the Congressional Dads Caucus joined a Library of Congress briefing on caregiving, fatherhood, and family policy. The release says participants discussed the value of care and that Gomez, as founder and chair, recommitted to policies that support parents and loved ones.
Within the lookback window, Gomez condemned the Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to end TPS for Haitians and Syrians, emphasizing that TPS holders had worked, paid taxes, and built lives in the United States. The statement does not specifically mention the caregiving workforce.
The Guardian reported that ending TPS for Haitians and Syrians could worsen caregiver shortages, noting that immigrants make up about 30% of long-term caregivers and that Haitian immigrants are strongly represented in that workforce. The article says the House passed a Haiti TPS extension in April but the Senate had not acted.
Assessments
Gomez took same-term actions directly aligned with strengthening the caregiving workforce, including cosponsoring H.R. 7917 to extend wage and overtime protections to home care workers and convening a national summit focused partly on strengthening the caregiving workforce. However, the cited bill was only introduced and referred to committee, and the record does not show enactment, implementation, or another delivered workforce-strengthening policy outcome. This supports partial credit with an effort badge rather than full delivery.
Jimmy Gomez took concrete same-term steps toward strengthening the caregiving workforce, including convening a national caregiving summit and cosponsoring H.R. 7917 to raise wages for home care workers. But the evidence shows advocacy and legislative support rather than a completed, broad workforce-strengthening outcome, so this is partial rather than fully delivered.