Contact Congress about H.R. 6646: Empowering App-Based Workers Act

App-based workers would get clearer details about pay, job assignments, data use, and app removals. Ride-hail platforms could keep no more than 25% of the non-tip ride payment. Workers and some others could sue over violations.

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Empowering App-Based Workers Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Latest action on H.R. 6646: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people who earn money through ride-hail, delivery, and similar app-based work. It also affects the companies that run those apps, the vendors that provide tracking or automated decision tools, consumers who use the services, and the Department of Labor, which would collect data and enforce the law.

Why this matters: Many app-based workers do not know exactly how apps set their pay, assign jobs, or decide to remove them from the platform. This bill would make companies explain those systems and share more data with workers, consumers, and the Department of Labor. It could raise worker control and public oversight, but it could also add major costs and legal risk for platforms. The final impact would depend on the rules the Department of Labor writes and how courts apply the law.

Key provisions in H.R. 6646

• The bill covers app-based work platforms that assign and manage paid work through apps or websites. It applies when the platform uses electronic tracking or automated decision systems and helps control work terms or conditions.
• Some platforms would not be covered. The bill excludes services that only connect providers with customers, volunteer platforms, home-sharing and short-term lodging platforms, and casual resale sites for non-professional sellers.
• Workers and applicants would get written notice before a platform uses tracking tools or automated systems. The notice must explain what is tracked, what data is collected, how it is stored, and how it affects pay, job assignments, and prices.
• Workers would get receipts for each task and weekly pay statements. These must show consumer payments, tips, total work time, task time, miles, number of jobs, and the platform's take rate.
• Consumers would get a receipt after each job. It must show the non-tip payment, the tip, the amount paid to the worker, and the platform's take rate for that job.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 6646

What is H.R. 6646?

App-based workers would get clearer details about pay, job assignments, data use, and app removals. Ride-hail platforms could keep no more than 25% of the non-tip ride payment. Workers and some others could sue over violations.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 6646?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 6646?

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