Labor Department must tell employers before helping workers sue them.
H.R. 9859 — Ethical Investigations and Integrity Act · Filed by Mark Messmer (R-IN) · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires the Labor Department to write agreements with workers. The department must share these agreements with employers. The department must file yearly reports to Congress. The reports list what facts were shared, when, and how.
Who it affects
Workers who want to sue employers over pay. Employers who might be sued. The Labor Department.
One thing to notice
Employers would get advance warning that workers are getting help. Workers might not ask for help if employers will be told.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- agreements — Written deals between two sides about what each will do.
- reports to Congress — Documents sent to lawmakers listing what happened and how.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,837 characters) on Aug 12, 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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