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S. 2488 119th Congress Senate

Empowering App-Based Workers Act

Official title: A bill to promote transparency and accountability in covered digital labor platform work, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2025 Introduced by: Brian Schatz Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 28, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Lobbying activity 18

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • GRUBHUB HOLDINGS INC.
    for GRUBHUB HOLDINGS INC. · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DOORDASH, INC.
    for DOORDASH, INC. · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • FLEX ASSOCIATION
    for FLEX ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • GRUBHUB HOLDINGS INC.
    for GRUBHUB HOLDINGS INC. · New York · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • DOORDASH, INC.
    for DOORDASH, INC. · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • FLEX ASSOCIATION
    for FLEX ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2488: Empowering App-Based Workers Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2488/
MLA
"S. 2488: Empowering App-Based Workers Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2488/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2488, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2488/.
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[S. 2488: Empowering App-Based Workers Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2488/)
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