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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Modern Worker Empowerment Act

S. 2228Introduced Jul 9, 2025Policy area: Labor and Employment

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law.

Sponsor: Sen. Tim Scott R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 9, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Tim Scott.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.