,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eadf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #d1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,joyce of ,pennsylvania 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,pence7 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 ,study required ,the      
,secretary of ,commerce shall conduct a 
study on the impact of the gig economy  
on ,united ,states businesses conducting
 interstate commerce4  7#b7             
,requirements for study ,in conducting  
such study1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 
develop and conduct a survey of the gig 
economy through outreach to entities    

participating in the gig economy 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 develop and 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 listed under clause   
7i7 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 ,not later than #b years   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 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  7#b7   
any recommendations to--  7,a7 address  
duplicative ,federal rules1 ,federal    
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  
and  7,c7 develop policies that ,states 
can adopt to encourage the growth of the
 gig economy in each ,state2 and  7#c7  
any recommendations for legislation     
necessary to accomplish the             
recommendations made under paragraph    
7#b74  7c7 ,gig economy defined  7#a7   
,in general ,in this section1 the term  
gig economy means1 collectively1 the    
activities conducted by entities        
described in paragraph 7#b74  7#b7      
,entities described ,an entity described
 in this paragraph is a business entity 
that--  7,a7 maintains an online-enabled
 application or platform to facilitate  
the exchange of goods or services by    
users of the online-enabled application 
or platform2 and  7,b7 does not require 
a person using the online-enabled       
application or platform to generate     
business to accept any specific job     
request as a condition of maintaining   

access to the online-enabled application
 or platform4