H.R. 1320

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1320 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 432
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1320

[Report No. 119-506]

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.

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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]

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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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Modern Worker Security Act''.

SEC. 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.''.
Union Calendar No. 432

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 1320

[Report No. 119-506]

_______________________________________________________________________

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.

_______________________________________________________________________

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