Modern Worker Security Act (HR 1320): Who Benefits & Trades

119 HR 1320 RH: Modern Worker Security Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-02-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB Union Calendar No. 432 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1320 [Report No. 119–506] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2025 Mr. Kiley of California (for himself and Mr. Messmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce February 20, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Kean , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Owens , Mr. Onder , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Baumgartner , Ms. Stefanik , and Mrs. Miller of Illinois February 20, 2026 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2025 A BILL 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modern Worker Security Act . 2. Prohibition on consideration of benefits (a) Prohibition Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, for the purposes of any Federal law, a determination of whether an individual is an employee of a person shall be made without considering whether such person provides a benefit to the individual. (b) Benefit defined In this Act, the term benefit includes— (1) a benefit, including a protection, that is provided to an individual for work performed for another person that the individual may maintain without regard to whether the individual continues to perform work for such person; (2) a benefit, including a protection, that is commonly provided to a full-time employee (such as workers’ compensation, skills training, professional development, paid leave, disability coverage, health insurance coverage, retirement savings, and short-term savings); and (3) a contribution, financial or otherwise, with respect to a benefit described in paragraph (1) or (2) that is— (A) made on behalf of an individual by a person in connection with work performed by the individual for the person; (B) made by the individual; or (C) made through a combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B). Amend the title so as to read: A bill to prohibit the consideration of benefits when determining whether an individual is an employee of a person. . February 20, 2026 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed