Firms working for the government must meet new pay and AI rules.
H.R. 10459 — Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2026 · Filed by Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill sets new rules for firms that work for the federal government. Firms must pay workers at least $15 per hour. Firms must give 21 days of paid leave. Firms must let workers join unions without retaliation. Firms must tell the public about money they give to politicians. Firms must keep their main office in the U.S. and follow environmental rules. Firms must put safeguards on AI systems. Firms owned by private equity face extra limits on dividend payments.
Who it affects
Workers at firms that work for the government gain higher pay and paid leave. They gain union rights. The government and the public gain from environmental rules and disclosure of political money. Firms that work for the government face new costs and rules.
One thing to notice
The bill requires firms to tell where they pay taxes in each country. Firms must keep their main office in the U.S. This may cause some large firms to change how they work or stop bidding for government work.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Sep 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- paid leave — Days off work when a worker still gets paid.
- private equity — Investment firms that buy and own other firms to make money.
- AI — Computer systems that learn and make choices like people do.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (24,521 characters) on Sep 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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