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H.R. 10247House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Future of America’s Workforce Act

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich IIIRep. Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK)
Introduced September 3, 2026

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The Future of America’s Workforce Act directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to produce an annual Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey. The supplement must contain data on "covered technologies" such as artificial intelligence that influence how work is performed. The law aims to give policymakers, researchers, and the public clearer insight into gig, contract, and other non‑traditional work arrangements and how emerging technologies are shaping them.

Key Provisions

  • The BLS must prepare and publish the Contingent Work Supplement each year, starting with the first survey after the law takes effect.
  • The supplement must include information on "covered technologies"—systems, including AI, that affect decision‑making, task performance, productivity, scheduling, pay, job stability, or worker autonomy.
  • If the BLS fails to publish the supplement on schedule, the Commissioner must report the reasons and expected publication date to the House Education and Workforce Committee and the Senate HELP Committee.
  • The BLS must keep the supplement’s methodology as consistent as possible across years and publicly document any material changes.
  • Results must be made publicly available promptly in common machine‑readable formats for statistical analysis.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

September 3, 2026

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I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10247

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 3, 2026

Mr. Begich (for himself and Mr. Owens) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

A BILL

To require the Bureau of Labor Statistics to publish the Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey on an annual basis and to include information on certain technologies in such supplement.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Future of America’s Workforce Act.

2.

Contingent work supplement publication

(a)

In general

Beginning with the first Current Population Survey published after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall—

(1)

prepare and publish the Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey on an annual basis; and

(2)

include information on covered technologies in such supplement.

(b)

Report to Congress

If the Bureau of Labor Statistics fails to publish the Contingent Work Supplement in accordance with subsection (a), the Commissioner of Labor Statistics shall submit a report to the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate describing—

(1)

the reasons for such failure; and

(2)

the expected date of publication.

(c)

Methodological consistency

In carrying out this section, the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the Contingent Work Supplement remains comparable across survey years. Any material changes to survey definitions or methodology shall be documented and made publicly available at the time of publication.

(d)

Public availability

The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall make the results of each Contingent Work Supplement conducted under this section publicly available in a timely manner and in machine-readable formats commonly used for statistical analysis.

(e)

Definitions

(1)

Artificial intelligence

The terms artifical intelligence has the meaning given such term under section 5002(3) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9401(3)).

(2)

Covered technologies

(A)

In general

The term covered technologies means systems, including artificial intelligence, that—

(i)

inform, guide, recommend, or otherwise influence human decision-making in the performance of work, including in circumstances where a human retains oversight or final authority; or

(ii)

adapt, learn, or update their outputs or behavior based on data, user interaction, or operational experience over time.

(B)

Scope

In determining whether a technology is a covered technology, the Bureau of Labor Statistics may consider whether the use of such technology has the effect of altering job tasks, productivity expectations, work pace, scheduling, compensation structures, employment stability, employment classification, or the degree of worker autonomy, including through the assignment, evaluation, monitoring, or management of work by automated or algorithmic means.

(C)

Clarification

The absence of full automation, independent decision-making, or the replacement of human workers shall not, by itself, exclude a technology from being a covered technology.