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Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act [HB-8280]
Preempts any state law that classifies an individual providing labor or services for remuneration (i.e., an independent contractor) as an employee for purposes of wage-rate and benefit requirements. The bill also broadens the existing Securities and Exchange Commission registration exemption for the issuance of securities as part of an employee-compensation package. Specifically, the bill applies this exemption to the issuance of securities as compensation for independent contractors. The Government Accountability Office must report on the bill's (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers Introduced In House on 09/17/2020

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Helping Gig Economy Workers Act of 2020 [HB-6988]
Temporarily permits digital marketplace companies (e.g., Lyft, DoorDash, Airbnb, etc.) to provide benefits to workers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic without such actions establishing those workers as employees or independent contractors or establishing the company as a joint employer under federal, state, or local laws.applies to digital marketplace companies that provide, among other things, financial assistance, health benefits, training, health checks and personal protective equipment to individuals working through (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 05/22/2020

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Helping Gig Economy Workers Act of 2020 [S.3773]
Temporarily permits digital marketplace companies (e.g., Lyft, DoorDash, Airbnb, etc.) to provide benefits to workers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic without such actions establishing those workers as employees or independent contractors or establishing the company as a joint employer under federal, state, or local laws.applies to digital marketplace companies that provide, among other things, financial assistance, health benefits, training, health checks and personal protective equipment to individuals working through (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/20/2020

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Advancing Gig Economy Act [HB-6936]
Requires the Department of Commerce to study and report on the impact of the gig economy on U.S. businesses conducting interstate commerce. Such study shall involve, among other things, (1) outreach to participating entities to establish a list of industry sectors that take part in the gig economy, (2) surveying federal activity on the gig economy to develop a list of agencies asserting jurisdiction over entities in and sectors of the gig economy, and (3) surveying state laws regulating the gig economy to determine their impact on both the gig economy (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Gianforte Introduced In House on 05/19/2020

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A resolution commending the people in the United States who are carrying out essential tasks during the unprecedented time of crisis created by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). [SR-550]
This resolution recognizes the efforts of federal agencies, state and local governments, health workers, first responders, and others to address COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019). It also (1) commends those individuals for carrying out essential tasks to support the COVID-19 response, and (2) salutes the leadership that they have shown in their communities and across the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/23/2020

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Gig Economy Infrastructure Act [HB-6254]
Temporarily preempts any state law that classifies an individual providing labor or services for remuneration (i.e., an independent contractor) as an employee for purposes of wage-rate and benefit requirements. This preemption ends three years after enactment. The bill also broadens the existing Securities and Exchange Commission registration exemption for the issuance of securities as part of an employee-compensation package. Specifically, the bill applies this exemption to the issuance of securities as compensation for independent contractors. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Wagner Introduced In House on 03/12/2020

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Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year. [HR-132]
Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by June 1, 2017; (2) ensure that specified provisions are included in the core text of such new agreement with Canada and Mexico that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/17/2017

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Fair Franchise Act of 2017 [HB-470]
Fair Franchise Act of 2017 This bill prohibits any franchise seller, in connection with any disclosure document, notice, or report required by any federal, state, or local law, from making an untrue statement of material fact or failing to state a material fact or any other fact that would render any required statement or disclosure either untrue or misleading. A franchise seller is also prohibited from failing to furnish any prospective franchisee with: all information required to be disclosed by law; a written statement on whether the franchise (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/06/2017

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Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-471]
Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires a franchisor, except one with a franchise in the lodging industry, to disclose in the required Federal Trade Commission disclosure document: the average first-year revenue for all franchise locations for each of the preceding five years of operation; the number of franchise locations that went out of business or were sold by the franchisee during the first year of operation for each such period; and the average revenues for all locations of the franchise for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 01/25/2017

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