,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ficf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjbj,mr4  
,gianforte introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,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      
economy1 including the impact that      
,state laws have had on the gig economy4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,advancing ,gig ,economy   
,act4  #b4 ,gig economy study  7a7 ,in  
general  7#a7 ,not later than #b years  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall 
conduct a study on the impact of the gig
 economy on ,united ,states businesses  
conducting interstate commerce4  7#b7   
,in conducting such study1 the          
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 conduct a survey
 of the gig economy through outreach to 
participating entities to-- 7i7         

establish a list of industry sectors    
that participate in the gig economy2    
7ii7 review and briefly explain the     
impact the gig economy has on the       
,united ,states economy1 including any  
benefits or detriments2 and  7iii7      
review the impact the gig economy has on
 innovation1 startups1 and small        
businesses2  7,b7 conduct a survey of   
,federal activity on the gig economy    
to-- 7i7 develop a comprehensive list of
 ,federal agencies asserting            
jurisdiction over the entities and      
sectors participating in the gig        
economy2  7ii7 identify all interagency 
activities related to the gig economy2  
7iii7 develop a brief description of the
 jurisdiction and expertise of the      
,federal agencies as it relates to the  
gig economy2 and  7iv7 identify all     
regulations1 guidelines1 or any other   
policy implemented by such ,federal     
agencies with respect to the gig        
economy2 and  7,c7 develop and conduct a
 survey of ,state laws enacted on the   

gig economy to-- 7i7 determine the      
impact such laws have had on the gig    
economy1 including in the transportation
 and mobility industry sector1 the media
 and journalism industry sector1 and any
 other industry sector impacted by such 
laws in each ,state2 and  7ii7 determine
 the impact such ,state laws have on the
 ,united ,states economy4  7b7 ,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 ,commerce1 ,science1 and             
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
that contains-- 7#a7 the results of the 
study conducted under subsection 7a72   
and  7#b7 any recommendations to-- 7,a7 
address duplicative ,federal rules1     
regulations1 or any ,federal activity   
acting as a barrier to the growth of the
 gig economy2  7,b7 develop and         
implement a comprehensive plan to       
promote the growth of the gig economy2  
7,c7 develop policies that ,states can  

adopt to encourage the growth of the gig
 economy in each ,state2 and  7,d7      
propose any necessary legislation to    
accomplish such recommendations4