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US HR1005
Resolution
Status
1/15/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ro Khanna
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AI Summary
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H.Res. 1005 is a non-binding resolution introduced January 15, 2026 by Rep. Khanna recognizing over 10 million Americans who earn income as creators, freelancers, and digital workers through online platforms
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Supports access to affordable, portable health care and benefits systems that allow digital workers to carry coverage across gigs and platforms, including retirement plan options for independent workers
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Calls for clear, transparent revenue-sharing terms between platforms and creators, along with transparency around algorithms that affect compensation and content visibility
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Advocates for creators' ability to maintain direct, opt-in relationships with audiences to enable movement between platforms without losing their following
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Supports protections against worker misclassification under federal labor law, access to small business resources, clear appeal processes for platform actions, and accountability standards for AI and synthetic media affecting creators' identities or livelihoods
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
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.
1/15/2026