This bill prohibits federal agencies from considering whether a person provides benefits to an individual when determining if that individual is an employee under any federal law. The ban takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Sec. 2, Prohibition on consideration of benefits: For any federal law, a determination of whether an individual is an employee of a person must be made without considering whether that person provides a benefit to the individual. The term "benefit" includes portable benefits that an individual can keep regardless of continuing to work for that person, benefits commonly provided to full-time employees (such as workers' compensation, skills training, professional development, paid leave, disability coverage, health insurance, retirement savings, and short-term savings), and any financial or other contributions toward such benefits made by the person, the individual, or both.
Summary of the bill text as reported in House (Feb 20, 2026), generated by SecBot from the official bill text; the Library of Congress summary is not yet published.
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HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-506.Feb 20, 2026
HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432.Feb 20, 2026
HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldJul 23, 2025
HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.Jul 23, 2025
HouseIntroduced in HouseFeb 13, 2025
HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Feb 13, 2025
House Education and Workforce CommitteeReported By Feb 20, 2026Markup By, Jul 23, 2025Referred To, Feb 13, 2025
Sponsor and cosponsors9 cosponsors
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3)Sponsor, Feb 13, 2025
Mark Messmer (R-IN-8)OriginalJoined Feb 13, 2025
Thomas Kean (R-NJ-7)Joined Mar 25, 2025
Earl Carter (R-GA-1)Joined Apr 24, 2025
Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)Joined Jun 4, 2025
Robert Onder (R-MO-3)Joined Jun 11, 2025
Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)Joined Jul 14, 2025
Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5)Joined Jul 16, 2025
Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21)Joined Jul 21, 2025
Mary Miller (R-IL-15)Joined Jul 21, 2025
Amendments0
No amendments offered
Cost estimates and reports2
CBO: H.R. 1320, Modern Worker Security ActMar 17, 2026As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on February 20, 2026
H. Rept. 119-506Committee report
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Short titles
Modern Worker Security ActShort Title(s) as Reported to House
Official titles
To ensure that the provision of portable benefits to an individual is not considered in determining whether such individual is an employee of a person.Official Title as Introduced