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H.R. 10194

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To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit access of employers to Federal funds and tax credits while engaged in a lock-out of employees.
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Latest Action · August 31, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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August 31, 2026
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The PRO-WORK Act would prohibit employers from accessing federal funds and tax credits while engaged in lockouts of their employees. Starting January 1, 2026, companies conducting lockouts would be ineligible for federal funding during the lockout period and for an additional period afterward equal in length to the lockout itself, or for one year if the company has previously conducted lockouts. Additionally, corporations would lose eligibility for federal tax credits during lockout periods, with the denial covering all credits for repeat lockout situations and only credits allocable to the lockout period for first-time lockouts. The bill would also require employers to reimburse the federal government for any funds they received in violation of these restrictions going back to January 1, 2026. This legislation targets large employers who use lockouts as a labor strategy by creating financial consequences through loss of federal support and tax benefits.

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