# 119-hr-10035: Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2026

119-hr-10035, Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10035
- As of: 2026-08-13
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10035
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-03
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-13

## Summary

**Treats independent contractors as employees for enforcement of six major civil rights and labor laws.** This change would extend protections under Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act to individuals who provide work under independent-contract terms. - Independent contractors: Would gain the same anti-discrimination, disability, and genetic-information protections that employees have under these six statutes. - Employers: Would face the same legal prohibitions and potential remedies in those statutes when they work with independent contractors as when they work with employees. - Enforcement and funding: Enforcement would rely on existing channels such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and related processes, and the bill does not create new agencies or add funding.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect independent contractors from discrimination: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would treat people who work under an independent contract as employees for six federal workplace laws. It would add independent contractors to Title VII, ADEA, the ADA, the FLSA (section 6(d)), the Rehabilitation Act, and GINA. Independent contractors would be able to bring di…

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- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10035 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10035)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10035 (as of 2026-08-13).