# 119-s-3525: American Franchise Act

119-s-3525, American Franchise Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3525
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Franchise Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-27

## Summary

**Creates a uniform national test that limits when a franchisor can be treated as a joint employer.** This bill would set a clear, technology neutral standard for when a franchisor has 'substantial direct and immediate control' over essential terms of a franchisee's employees and apply that test under both the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Armstrong, Alan [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No retroactive effect on cases: benefit, low. This bill would not apply to any proceeding that was started before the date of enactment. If you or your employer already have a labor or FLSA case pending, the old legal standards would still apply to that case. New cases filed after enactment would follow the bill's new joint-employer rules.
- When franchisors count as employers: mixed, medium. This bill would set a clear national test for when a franchisor can be treated as a joint employer of a franchisee's workers. A franchisor would be a joint employer only if it regularly and directly controls one or more essential job terms: wages, benefits, hours, hiring, firing, discipline, superv…

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- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.
- 119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.

## Sources
- [119-s-3525 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3525)

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- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3525 (as of 2026-09-27).