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H.R. 1319 (RH) - Modern Worker Empowerment Act
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 119th Congress
- Congress Session
- 2nd Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- February 20, 2026
- Actions
- Mr. Kiley of California (for himself, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Messmer, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, Additional sponsors: Mr. Kean, Mr. Grothman, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Allen, Mr. Owens, Mr. Onder, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Burchett, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Steube, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Babin, and Ms. Foxx, Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
- Bill Number
- H.R. 1319
- Bill Version
- Reported in House (RH)
- Short Title
- Modern Worker Empowerment Act
- Full Title
- To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes.
- Sponsors
- Kevin Kiley(CA)
- Cosponsors
- John H. Rutherford (FL); John R. Moolenaar (MI); Mark B. Messmer (IN); Andrew Ogles (TN); Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (NJ); Glenn Grothman (WI); Elise M. Stefanik (NY); Eric Burlison (MO); Rick W. Allen (GA); Burgess Owens (UT); Robert F. Onder, Jr. (MO); Michael Baumgartner (WA); Tim Burchett (TN); Mary E. Miller (IL); Julia Letlow (LA); Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA); Jodey C. Arrington (TX); W. Gregory Steube (FL); Brandon Gill (TX); Gregory F. Murphy (NC); Byron Donalds (FL); Brian Babin (TX); Virginia Foxx (NC)
- Committees
- Committee on Education and Workforce (Standing)
- Report Number
- H. Rept.119-505
- United States Code Reference
- 29 U.S.C. 152 and 203