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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6371

Rep. Bonamici Introduces No Robot Bosses Act to Ban AI From Making Final Hiring and Firing Decisions

No Robot Bosses Act

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Key Points

  • The bill would ban employers from relying solely on AI or automated systems to make hiring, firing, or disciplinary decisions. Every major workplace decision involving an algorithm must be reviewed and approved by a qualified human being.

    From policy text

    “An employer-- (A) may not rely exclusively on an automated decision system in making an employment-related decision with respect to a covered individual”
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  • Employers with 11 or more workers would be required to disclose when they use AI in the workplace, explain what data the system collects, and describe how the system reaches its conclusions — all in plain language, at no cost to the worker.

    From policy text

    “the employer has provided the disclosure required under paragraph (2) with respect to such use of an automated decision system output”
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  • Workers would gain the right to dispute any AI-generated decision and appeal it to a human — and employees managed by automated systems could opt out entirely and request a human supervisor instead.

    From policy text

    “An employer that manages a covered individual through an automated decision system shall enable the covered individual to opt out of such management and be managed through a human manager who is able to make employment-related decisions with respect to the covered individual.”
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  • Before deploying these systems, employers must test them for discriminatory bias based on race, sex, age, disability, and other protected characteristics. These bias audits must be repeated annually and made public.

    From policy text

    “such automated decision system is, not less than annually, independently tested for discriminatory impact described in clause (i)(III) or potential biases and the results of such test are made publicly available”
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  • A new Technology and Worker Protection Division would be created within the Department of Labor to enforce these rules. Workers who are harmed could sue for $5,000 to $40,000 per violation, and forced arbitration clauses would be unenforceable for these disputes.

    From policy text

    “There is established in the Department of Labor the Technology and Worker Protection Division.”
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  • State attorneys general and state privacy regulators could also bring enforcement actions on behalf of their residents, with statutory damages of up to $50,000 per violation — or $100,000 for repeat offenders who cause serious economic harm like firing someone.

    From policy text

    “In a civil action instituted under paragraph (1), a court may award statutory damages under paragraph (1)(C) against a person for a violation of any provision of section 3 or 6-- (A) in an amount not more than $50,000 for each such violation”
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Dec 3, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Dec 3, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

30 days after enactment

Employers must disclose existing AI systems to current workers

If this becomes law, employers that already use AI for hiring or managing workers would have 30 days to tell all current employees what systems are in use and how they work.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

No Robot Bosses Act

Bill NumberHR 6371
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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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D: 3R: 1

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