HRES72-118

In Committee

Recognizing the contributions of independent workers and contractors to the American economy.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 30, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill imposes that the House of Representatives— recognizes the rising importance of independent workers, app-based earners, freelancers, and other independent contractors to the American economy. It relies on procurement rules and trade restrictions. The main policy areas are Foreign Businesses and Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties and Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face increased risk.

Key Provisions

  • Imposes that the House of Representatives— recognizes the rising importance of independent workers, app-based earners, freelancers, and other independent contractors to the American economy.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill imposes that the House of Representatives— recognizes the rising importance of independent workers, app-based earners, freelancers, and other independent contractors to the American economy.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Businesses, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

The bill imposes that the House of Representatives— recognizes the rising importance of independent workers, app-based earners, freelancers, and other independent contractors to the American economy.

Policy Domains

Foreign Businesses Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill:
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause:
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 30, 2023

Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Valadao, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

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Domains
Foreign Businesses Foreign Policy

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