{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://summerlee.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-summer-lee-joins-jayapal-norcross-and-omar-in-introducing-landmark-bill-to-protect-and-empower-app-based-workers", "Rep. Summer Lee Joins Jayapal, Norcross, and Omar in Introducing Landmark Bill to Protect and Empower App-Based Workers", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Summer L. Lee", "L000602", "summerlee.house.gov", "summerlee", "https://summerlee.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 DECEMBER 12, 2025 \u2014 Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) joined Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), and Ilhan Omar (MN-05) in introducing the Empowering App-Based Workers Act, groundbreaking legislation to bring transparency, fairness, and accountability to digital labor platforms such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Amazon Flex.\n\nThe bill establishes critical guardrails to ensure that automated decision-making systems do not result in discrimination, wage theft, or price-gouging \u2014 and that the workers who keep these companies running have the information and protections they deserve.\n\n\u201cApp-based workers in Western Pennsylvania and across this country power our economy, yet far too many are left without basic transparency, stability, or fair pay,\u201d said Congresswoman Summer Lee. \u201cThese companies use hidden algorithms and unpredictable pay structures that make it nearly impossible for workers to support their families. The Empowering App-Based Workers Act brings long-overdue accountability by requiring companies to be transparent about how they determine pay and assignments. Workers deserve protection from unfair and exploitative practices, and they deserve to receive their fair share of the value they create.\u201d\n\nOther lead sponsors emphasized the urgent need for reform.\n\n\u201cApp-based workers work long hours, often with no consistency or predictability of how much they will make,\u201d said Rep. Jayapal. \u201cThey are at the whim of algorithms that make automated decisions about who gets to work, and where, and when. Workers and consumers deserve a better system, where workers are protected, employment laws are followed, and where consumers have a transparent price.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Empowering App-Based Workers Act is a long-overdue step toward fairness and transparency for the millions of rideshare drivers and delivery app workers who keep our economy running,\u201d said Rep. Norcross. \u201cBy guaranteeing transparent payment information and higher wages, these workers will finally receive a fair day\u2019s pay for a hard day\u2019s work. App-based workers deserve a good-paying job where they are treated with dignity, compensated fairly, and protected from exploitation.\u201d\n\n\u201cGig workers like Uber and Lyft drivers in my home state of Minnesota deserve a fair share of the wealth they create. App-based corporations have hidden behind AI algorithms and predatory take rates while drivers\u2019 pay shrinks and executive profits soar,\u201d said Rep. Omar. \u201cThe Empowering App-Based Workers Act will pull back the curtain on how these companies use data, set wages, and make decisions that shape people\u2019s livelihoods. Gig workers should be part of a transparent system that values their labor.\u201d\n\nApp-based workers face increasingly exploitative conditions. In 2024, both Uber and Lyft regularly paid drivers less than minimum wage \u2014 even while raising prices for consumers. Corporate take rates frequently hover around 40 percent and can reach as high as 70 percent on individual rides.\n\nThe Empowering App-Based Workers Act will:\n\nRequire weekly pay statements and itemized receipts so workers know exactly how their earnings are calculated;\n\nRequire transparency on electronic monitoring and automated decision-making, including how algorithms determine job assignments;\n\nGuarantee ride-hail drivers receive at least 75% of the total amount paid by the consumer;\n\nProhibit pay discrimination by ensuring equal pay for equal or comparable work.\n\nIn addition to Reps. Jayapal, Norcross, Omar, and Lee, the legislation is sponsored by Reps. Dan Goldman (NY-10), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Mark Takano (CA-39), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://summerlee.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-summer-lee-joins-jayapal-norcross-and-omar-in-introducing-landmark-bill-to-protect-and-empower-app-based-workers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2788660135120153, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}