,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #h1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south      
,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,budd7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure that   
the provision of portable benefits to an
 individual is not considered in        
determining whether such individual is  
an employee of a person1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,unlocking ,benefits
 for ,independent ,workers ,act4  #b4   
,consideration of portable benefits with
 respect to employment status ,a        
determination whether an individual is  
an employee of a person for the purposes
 of any ,federal law shall be made      
without considering whether such person 
provides to the individual-- 7#a7 a     
benefit or protection that the          

individual may maintain without regard  
to whether the individual continues to  
perform work for such person2  7#b7 a   
benefit or protection of a type that is 
commonly provided to a full-time        
employee2  7#c7 a contribution1         
financial or otherwise1 with respect to 
a benefit described in paragraph 7#a7 or
 7#b7 that is-- 7,a7 made on behalf of  
the individual by the person in         
connection with work performed by the   
individual for the person2 or  7,b7 made
 by the individual2 or  7#d7 a benefit1 
protection1 or contribution that is a   
combination of any benefit1 protection1 
or contribution described in paragraph  
7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c74