Bill stops government money to employers that lock out workers.
H.R. 10194 — PRO–WORK Act · Filed by Frank Mrvan (D-IN) · Introduced Aug 31, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill bans employers that lock out workers from getting government money or tax breaks. The ban lasts as long as the lockout plus an equal time after. Or it lasts one year if the employer locked out workers before. Employers must pay back any government money they got during lockouts after January 1, 2026.
Who it affects
Workers gain power in labor fights because employers lose government support during lockouts. Employers that lock out workers lose access to government money and tax breaks.
One thing to notice
The bill applies to lockouts that happened before the law passed. Employers must repay government money they got during those old lockouts.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 31, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 31, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce and House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- lockout — When an employer stops workers from working to pressure them in a dispute.
- government money — Cash the U.S. government gives to employers, schools, or other groups.
- tax breaks — Money the government lets employers keep or get back on their taxes.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,542 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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