HRES1005-119

In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that creators and digital workers, as a distinct and growing class of small businesses and independent economic contributors, deserve fair treatment, transparency, and economic opportunity in the modern platform-based economy.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 15, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This non-binding House resolution expresses support for a range of protections and rights for creators and digital gig workers. It calls for portable health care and retirement benefits not tied to a single employer, transparent and predictable revenue-sharing between platforms and creators, and the ability for creators to maintain direct relationships with their audiences across platforms.

Who Benefits and How

Independent creators, gig workers, and digital platform workers benefit from the resolution's advocacy for portable benefits, algorithmic transparency, fair revenue-sharing terms, protections against worker misclassification, and clear appeal processes when platforms take actions affecting their accounts or income. Small businesses operated by creators would also benefit from expanded support resources.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Digital platforms and technology companies would bear the implied burden, as the resolution calls for transparency in algorithms and revenue-sharing, robust customer support, clear appeal processes, and accountability standards around AI use -- all of which would require operational and compliance changes if enacted into binding law.

Key Provisions

  • Supports portable health care and retirement benefits for creators and digital workers
  • Calls for transparent, predictable revenue-sharing terms between platforms and creators
  • Advocates for audience portability so creators can move between platforms without losing followers
  • Supports protections against worker misclassification and algorithmic transparency affecting compensation
  • Calls for AI and synthetic media accountability standards protecting creators' identities and livelihoods

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that creators and digital workers deserve portable benefits, transparent platform revenue-sharing, audience portability, small business support, responsive platform dispute processes, and AI accountability standards.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Technology, Small Business, Artificial Intelligence

Primary Purpose

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that creators and digital workers deserve portable benefits, transparent platform revenue-sharing, audience portability, small business support, responsive platform dispute processes, and AI accountability standards.

Policy Domains

Labor Technology Small Business Artificial Intelligence

Sense of the House - Creator and Digital Worker Protections

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Independent creators
  • Gig workers
  • Digital platform workers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Digital platforms
  • Technology companies
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 15, 2026

Mr. Khanna submitted the following resolution; which was referred to …

Jan 15, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in …

Jan 15, 2026

Submitted in House

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Technology Small Business Artificial Intelligence
Actor Mappings
"House of Representatives"
→ Expresses sense supporting creator and digital worker rights

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