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.

Sponsor: Ro Khanna (Democratic-CA)January 15, 2026

AI-generated ?

Report an error

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

House would support better benefits and fairer rules for online creators and digital workers.

This resolution shows the House of Representatives would support better conditions for the over ten million Americans who work as online creators and digital workers. It calls for things like portable health care, clear payment rules, and protection from unfair job classifications. While it doesn't create new laws, it lays out what the House believes is fair for these independent workers.

What Would Change

Today, over ten million Americans working as creators and digital workers often face unclear payment rules, unstable income, and limited access to benefits like health care and retirement plans. After this resolution, the House of Representatives would formally state its support for better conditions, including portable benefits, transparent revenue sharing, and protection against unfair job classifications for these workers. However, it would not create new laws or regulations directly.

Key Provisions

Supports access to affordable, portable health care for creators and digital workers.
Supports allowing digital workers to carry benefits, like retirement plans, across different jobs and platforms.
Supports clear and predictable ways platforms share money with creators.
Supports creators being able to keep direct relationships with their audiences when moving between platforms.
Supports giving creators and digital workers better small business resources and protecting them from being wrongly classified as independent contractors.
Supports access to timely customer support and clear appeal processes for creators on platforms.

View on Congress.gov

HRES 1005 · 119th Congress · January 15, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10

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.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

Lobbying Activity