US Congress Senate Bill 1594 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on July 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting American Jobs Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act, with respect to the authority of the National Labor Relations Board, to: repeal the authority of the General Counsel of the board, to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices; limit the board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the board; prohibit the board from promulgating regulations affecting the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections; repeal the board's authority to prevent persons from engaging in unfair labor practices, limiting such authority to the investigation of allegations of such practices; and repeal the board's authority to petition courts for enforcement of its orders, seek injunctions, or hold hearings on jurisdictional strikes.

Protecting American Jobs Act

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Sen. Luther Strange [R-AL]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-20	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1722 (Related) 2017-03-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1594/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1594/BILLS-115s1594is.pdf