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S 1666 112th Congress Senate

Employer Free Speech Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit the implementation of certain rules of the National Labor Relations Board relating to the posting of notices on unionization.

Introduced: October 18, 2011 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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Oct 6, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 6, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 6, 2011

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employer Free Speech Act - Declares that the proposed rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) entitled "Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act" and published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2011, shall have no force or effect.

(The proposed rule, at 76 Fed. Reg. 54006, would require employers, including labor organizations in their capacity as employers, to post notices informing employees of their rights to bargain collectively under the National Labor Relations Act.)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2833 Related bill Employee Workplace Freedom Act
  • HR 2854 Related bill Employer Free Choice Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Oct 18, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1666: Employer Free Speech Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1666/
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