HR 1319 · introduced · major
Modern Worker Empowerment Act
- labor
What this bill does
- This bill creates a federal standard for determining who is an independent contractor versus an employee under labor laws.
- It affects workers, businesses, and enforcement of minimum wage, overtime, and collective bargaining protections.
- The bill takes effect upon enactment and limits what factors regulators can use to classify workers.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would a federal contractor classification standard affect small businesses that currently rely on independent contractors to manage costs?
- 02
Which current classification methods used by regulators would this bill prevent, and what problems might that create for wage enforcement?
- 03
What evidence suggests that tighter contractor definitions would increase access to minimum wage and overtime protections for gig economy workers?
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Sponsor · R-CA-3
Kevin Kiley
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
23/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-02-20
Joining the bill
Mark B. Messmer
R-IN-8 · original
John H. Rutherford
R-FL-5 · original
Andrew Ogles
R-TN-5 · original
John R. Moolenaar
R-MI-2 · original
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
R-NJ-7
Glenn Grothman
R-WI-6
Elise M. Stefanik
R-NY-21
Eric Burlison
R-MO-7
Rick W. Allen
R-GA-12
Burgess Owens
R-UT-4
Robert F. Onder, Jr.
R-MO-3
Michael Baumgartner
R-WA-5
+ 11 more
Legislative timeline
2026-02-20 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 431.
2026-02-20 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-505.
2026-02-20 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-505.
2025-07-23 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
2025-07-23 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-02-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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