# 119-hr-10459: Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2026

119-hr-10459, Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10459
- Congress: 119
- Title: Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**Uses federal contracting to enforce higher labor, environmental, and corporate standards.** The bill would require offerors on federal and Defense contracts to meet a new wage floor, paid-leave minimums, union-neutrality rules, environmental and tax tests, and limits on private-equity control and acquisitions. - Workers: Employees on covered contracts would get at least $15.00 per hour adjusted annually or the Fair Labor Standards Act rate plus 10 percent, and at least 7 days each of paid sick, family, and vacation leave. Offerors would have to sign neutrality agreements and could not hire replacements for lawful strikes. - Families: For contracts over $100 million, offerors would have to submit a plan to meet workforce childcare needs. - Companies and contractors: Firms would have to maintain U.S. headquarters, disclose country-by-country tax and financial data, meet environmental and governance tests, and follow pay-ratio and acquisition limits like a 100-to-1 cap. Violations could trigger a bar from federal contracting for five years.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay and worker protections: benefit, medium. If enacted, bidders would have to pay each worker at least the higher of two amounts: $15 per hour (indexed each year to the BLS median hourly wage) or the FLSA hourly rate plus 10 percent. The bill would also require at least seven days per year each of paid sick leave, paid family and medical lea…
- Workplace safety, hiring, and childcare: benefit, low. If enacted, offerors would have to give contracting agencies a plan confirming OSHA-related compliance and an actionable plan for natural-disaster and health-crisis responses. Plans must cover essential workers, extra or quarantine pay, temporary layoffs, additional family/medical leave in emergenc…
- Limits on private equity and takeouts: cost, medium. If enacted, contractors controlled by private equity would have to disclose parent companies and controlling investors. During a Federal contract the private equity owner could not do dividend recapitalizations, pay dividends above 10% of debt, pay dividends while pensions are underfunded, sell and…
- Employer tax penalty blocks awards: cost, low. If enacted, an agency could not award a contract to a bidder that had an assessable payment under Internal Revenue Code section 4980H in any of the 12 months before the award. The rule uses a 12-month lookback before the contract award date.
- Environmental penalties can block awards: cost, low. If enacted, agencies would not award a contract to a bidder that, in the prior five years, paid an EPA penalty greater than $100,000 or settled a claim for more than $100,000 for an EPA-administered violation. Agencies would make the determination in consultation with the EPA Administrator.
- New procurement preferences and DoD rules: mixed, high. If enacted, agencies would give bidding preference to firms that meet listed workplace, governance, climate, and AI qualifications. Examples include a pay ratio no greater than 100:1, employee board seats, 5% payroll pension contributions, annual employee stock grants until 20% ownership, a five-ye…
- Political spending must be disclosed: mixed, low. If enacted, companies bidding on federal contracts over $100,000 would have to post any political contributions on their main website and submit them to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. The rule would cover contributions to Super PACs and organizations described in section 501(c)(4).

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-10459 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10459)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10459 (as of 2026-10-07).