[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6936 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6936

  To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the gig 
economy and the impact the gig economy has on the United States overall 
   economy, including the impact that State laws have had on the gig 
                                economy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2020

Mr. Gianforte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the gig 
economy and the impact the gig economy has on the United States overall 
   economy, including the impact that State laws have had on the gig 
                                economy.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Gig Economy Act''.

SEC. 2. GIG ECONOMY STUDY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study on 
        the impact of the gig economy on United States businesses 
        conducting interstate commerce.
            (2) In conducting such study, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) conduct a survey of the gig economy through 
                outreach to participating entities to--
                            (i) establish a list of industry sectors 
                        that participate in the gig economy;
                            (ii) review and briefly explain the impact 
                        the gig economy has on the United States 
                        economy, including any benefits or detriments; 
                        and
                            (iii) review the impact the gig economy has 
                        on innovation, startups, and small businesses;
                    (B) conduct a survey of Federal activity on the gig 
                economy to--
                            (i) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 
                        agencies asserting jurisdiction over the 
                        entities and sectors participating in the gig 
                        economy;
                            (ii) identify all interagency activities 
                        related to the gig economy;
                            (iii) develop a brief description of the 
                        jurisdiction and expertise of the Federal 
                        agencies as it relates to the gig economy; and
                            (iv) identify all regulations, guidelines, 
                        or any other policy implemented by such Federal 
                        agencies with respect to the gig economy; and
                    (C) develop and conduct a survey of State laws 
                enacted on the gig economy to--
                            (i) determine the impact such laws have had 
                        on the gig economy, including in the 
                        transportation and mobility industry sector, 
                        the media and journalism industry sector, and 
                        any other industry sector impacted by such laws 
                        in each State; and
                            (ii) determine the impact such State laws 
                        have on the United States economy.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report that contains--
            (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) any recommendations to--
                    (A) address duplicative Federal rules, regulations, 
                or any Federal activity acting as a barrier to the 
                growth of the gig economy;
                    (B) develop and implement a comprehensive plan to 
                promote the growth of the gig economy;
                    (C) develop policies that States can adopt to 
                encourage the growth of the gig economy in each State; 
                and
                    (D) propose any necessary legislation to accomplish 
                such recommendations.
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