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HR 1431 114th Congress House Labor and Employment Assault and harassment offenses Civil actions and liability Federal preemption Labor-management relations Railroads State and local government operations Transportation employees

To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws.

Introduced: April 15, 2016 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 18, 2015
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to declare that nothing in those Acts shall be construed to preempt a law of any state, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for stalking, cyberstalking, or harassment.

What's happening now April 29, 2015

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
Pittenger, Robert
· Apr 15, 2016
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 9, 2016
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 16, 2015
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · May 15, 2015
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Apr 29, 2015
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 27, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Apr 23, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1431: To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1431/
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"H.R. 1431: To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1431/.
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H.R. 1431, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1431/.
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[H.R. 1431: To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1431/)
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