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Modern Worker Security Act

H. R. 1320 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.

Introduced Feb 13, 2025

Latest action (Feb 20, 2026) Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432.

Referred to
Education and Workforce Committee
Policy area
Labor and Employment
Issues
Labor & Wages
Legislative subjects (2)
Employee benefits and pensionsLabor standards

Summary
  • Prohibits the consideration of benefits when determining whether an individual is an employee for purposes of any federal law
  • Defines benefits to include portable benefits that workers can maintain after leaving employment
  • Defines benefits to include common employee protections such as health insurance, paid leave, workers' compensation, disability coverage, retirement savings, and professional development
  • Specifies that any contributions toward benefits by employers, employees, or both cannot be considered in employment status determinations

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Kevin Kiley’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • SOVEREIGN NATION $17,700
  • Employer not reported $14,855
  • LECAVALIER CELLARS $13,200
  • STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES $13,200
  • BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Kevin Kiley → · Outside spending →

Actions (6)
  1. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432. · house
  2. Feb 20, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-506. · house
  3. Jul 23, 2025 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16. · house
  4. Jul 23, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  5. Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
  6. Feb 13, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 5267 — American Franchise Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 9260 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 3525 — American Franchise Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 5304 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 1654 — CUTS Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 191 — Inflation Reduction Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 3358 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 1232 — National Right-to-Work Act · Introduced Feb 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 5523 — Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2014 · Introduced Nov 17, 2014 · Cong. 113 69%
  • HR 1035 — Job Protection Act · Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 1319 — Modern Worker Empowerment Act · Introduced Feb 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%
  • S 2210 — Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act · Introduced Jul 8, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HR 3971 — Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act · Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%

Text versions (2)
  • Reported in House · Feb 20, 2026
  • Introduced in House · Feb 13, 2025

Committee action

What happened to this bill in committee — the meetings where it was considered and every recorded vote taken on it.

  • Motion to Reportagreed19–16
    Education and Workforce CommitteeJul 23, 2025report measure▶ watch

    As published:Roll Call Vote #6 | H.R. 1320| Motion to Report| Passed (19y-16n)

Meetings where this bill was on the agenda

Full text

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.

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

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