Modern Worker Security Act

United States119th CongressHR-1320House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 20, 2026

Summary

This bill proposes that the provision of portable benefits to an individual shall not be considered when determining their employee status under any Federal law. The primary goal is to decouple the offering of certain benefits from the legal classification of workers, providing greater flexibility for entities to support individuals without automatically altering their employment status. A portable benefit is defined as a work-related benefit an individual can maintain regardless of continued work for a specific entity. These work-related benefits include protections commonly provided to full-time employees, such as workers' compensation, skills training, paid leave, health insurance, and retirement savings. Contributions to these benefits can be made by the entity, the individual, or a combination thereof.

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  1. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.

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  2. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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  3. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-506.

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  4. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432.

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