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S 1924 105th Congress Senate

Technical Workers Fairness Act of 1998

Official title: A bill to restore the standards used for determining whether technical workers are not employees as in effect before the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

Introduced: April 2, 1998 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business income taxCommerceComputer industryComputer programming
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Electrical engineeringEngineersHigh technology industriesIncome taxInfrastructureLabor and EmploymentScience, Technology, CommunicationsSelf-employedSkilled laborSocial WelfareSocial security taxesTax administrationUnemployment insuranceWithholding tax
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 2, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 2, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3139)
Apr 2, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 2, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Technical Workers Fairness Act of 1998 - Amends the Revenue Act of 1978, as amended by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, with respect to the standards that a taxpayer must apply to treat certain individuals as not being employees for employment tax purposes. Repeals the exception to such standards for an individual who, pursuant to an arrangement between the taxpayer and another person, provides services for such other person as an engineer, designer, drafter, computer programmer, systems analyst, or other similarly skilled worker (technical worker) engaged in a similar line of work. (Thus, restores the standards used for determining whether technical workers are not employees as in effect before the Tax Reform Act of 1986.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3819 Identical bill Technical Workers Fairness Act of 1998
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Aug 31, 1998
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jul 23, 1998
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 26, 1998
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 2, 1998
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 2, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1924: Technical Workers Fairness Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1924/
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"S. 1924: Technical Workers Fairness Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1924/.
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