Congressman Pallone believes we can grow the American economy and restore the American dream for all by raising wages, strengthening workplace protections, and investing in our national infrastructure.
Pallone says economic growth should come through higher wages, stronger workplace protections, and infrastructure investment.
Congress.gov records H.R.3684 as Public Law 117-58 and summarizes it as providing new funding for roads, bridges, rail, transit, broadband, water, grid resilience, ports, airports, and other infrastructure.
The national infrastructure investment component was enacted into law.
Congress.gov says H.R.582 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to increase the federal minimum wage and shows the bill reached Passed House status, with latest Senate action on July 22, 2019.
A federal minimum-wage increase advanced in the House but did not become law, so this part of the promise was not fully delivered.
Congress.gov lists Frank Pallone as an original cosponsor of the 2025 Raise the Wage Act, which remained at Introduced status after referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Shows same-term effort to raise wages, but no enacted result as of July 3, 2026.
Congress.gov describes H.R.842 as expanding labor protections for organizing and collective bargaining; it passed the House and was referred to the Senate HELP Committee.
A broad workplace-protections bill advanced through the House but was not enacted, making this an effort rather than delivery.
Congress.gov records H.R.2617 as Public Law 117-328 and identifies enacted divisions for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act.
Some workplace protections were enacted, including pregnancy accommodation protections and expanded pumping-at-work protections.