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HR 1461 111th Congress House

Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act

Official title: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants.

Introduced: March 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment discrimination and employee rightsHigher educationLabor-management relationsSchool administrationTeaching, teachers, curricula
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May 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide collective bargaining rights for students enrolled at a private institution of higher education who perform work for remuneration at the institution's direction, regardless of whether the work relates to their courses of study (teaching and research assistants).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 813 Identical bill Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 24, 2009
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 12, 2009
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1461: Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1461/
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"H.R. 1461: Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1461/.
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H.R. 1461, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1461/.
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