Stop Spying Bosses Act
Latest action (18 Jun 2026): Introduced
What this bill does
This bill, the Stop Spying Bosses Act, would create new federal restrictions and disclosure requirements governing how employers collect, use, and share data about their workers and job applicants. It defines "employee data" broadly to cover personal information, biometric data, location tracking, communications monitoring, and inputs or outputs of automated decision-making systems. Employers would be barred from collecting or using such data for certain purposes—such as tracking union organizing or protected workplace activity, determining immigration or health status unrelated to job duties, or monitoring workers who report legal violations—and from collecting data while employees are off-duty in private settings. Data collection generally would have to be limited to specific business purposes, minimized, and deleted within three years after employment or an application process ends. Selling employee data would be prohibited, and transfers to service providers or third parties would face new restrictions requiring disclosure and, in some cases, worker consent. Employers would also have to publicly disclose what data they collect, how, and why, and how it affects work-related decisions.
The bill would apply to most employers with 11 or more workers, as well as certain government employers, and would cover employees, contractors, and applicants. It would create a new "Worker Protection and Technology Division," headed by an Administrator, though the provided text does not detail all of that division's powers.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on June 18, 2026, by Senator Edward Markey and several cosponsors, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. As an introduced bill, it would need committee consideration, and House and Senate passage, before it could become law; no further action has yet occurred.
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Official summary
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on June 18, 2026. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Common questions
- What does S. 4831 do?
- This bill, the Stop Spying Bosses Act, would create new federal restrictions and disclosure requirements governing how employers collect, use, and share data about their workers and job applicants. It defines "employee data" broadly to cover personal information, biometric data, location tracking, communications monitoring, and inputs or outputs of automated decision-making systems. Employers would be barred from collecting or using such data for certain purposes—such as tracking union organizing or protected workplace activity, determining immigration or health status unrelated to job duties, or monitoring workers who report legal violations—and from collecting data while employees are off-duty in private settings. Data collection generally would have to be limited to specific business purposes, minimized, and deleted within three years after employment or an application process ends. Selling employee data would be prohibited, and transfers to service providers or third parties would face new restrictions requiring disclosure and, in some cases, worker consent. Employers would also have to publicly disclose what data they collect, how, and why, and how it affects work-related decisions. The bill would apply to most employers with 11 or more workers, as well as certain government employers, and would cover employees, contractors, and applicants. It would create a new "Worker Protection and Technology Division," headed by an Administrator, though the provided text does not detail all of that division's powers. The bill was introduced in the Senate on June 18, 2026, by Senator Edward Markey and several cosponsors, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. As an introduced bill, it would need committee consideration, and House and Senate passage, before it could become law; no further action has yet occurred.
- Has S. 4831 become law?
- Not yet. As of 18 Jun 2026, S. 4831 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 4831?
- S. 4831 was sponsored by Sen. Edward “Ed” Markey [D-MA] (Democrat-MA), with 7 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 4831?
- Introduced (18 Jun 2026).
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