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HR 226 103th Congress House Labor and Employment Collective bargaining agreements Collective bargaining unit Entertainers Music Performing arts Unfair labor practices Union security

Live Performing Artists Labor Relations Act

Introduced: January 5, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 12, 1994
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 12, 1993
Field Hearings Held in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jul 21, 1993
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 15, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
Jan 28, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Live Performing Artists Labor Relations Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to: (1) agree with a labor organization to make membership in it a condition of performing arts employment; and (2) make agreements with a labor organization covering performing artists even if its majority status has not yet been established (pre-hire agreements).

Defines "employer" to include purchasers of live musical performance services. Defines "employee" to include independent contractors engaged to perform live musical services.

Provides that nothing in the amendments made by this Act shall be construed as affecting the treatment of individuals (as employees or independent contractors) covered by such labor law amendments for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code or any other laws.

What's happening now October 12, 1994

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 481 Identical bill Live Performing Artists Labor Relations Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 4, 1993
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 4, 1993
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 25, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 226: Live Performing Artists Labor Relations Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-226/
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"H.R. 226: Live Performing Artists Labor Relations Act." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-226/.
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H.R. 226, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-226/.
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