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S 1227 111th Congress Senate

Truth in Employment Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights.

Introduced: June 10, 2009 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relations
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Jun 10, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 10, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 10, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Truth in Employment Act of 2009 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that nothing in specified prohibitions against unfair labor practices by employers shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2808 Related bill Truth in Employment Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Vitter, David
· Jun 10, 2009
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 10, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1227: Truth in Employment Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1227/
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"S. 1227: Truth in Employment Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1227/.
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S. 1227, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1227/.
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