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H.R. 3459 114th Congress House

Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

Official title: To clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act.

Introduced: September 9, 2015 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Labor-management relations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 272.
Dec 1, 2015
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 114-355.
Oct 28, 2015
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.
Oct 28, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 29, 2015
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Prior to Referral.
Sep 9, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 9, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 1, 2015

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 272.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow two or more employers to be considered joint employers for purposes of the Act only if each employer shares and exercises control over essential terms and conditions of employment and such control over these matters is actual, direct, and immediate.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 61
All 61 Democratic 1 Republican 34
Love, Mia
· Dec 1, 2015
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Dec 1, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 30, 2015
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Nov 30, 2015
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Nov 19, 2015
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Nov 16, 2015
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 3, 2015
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Nov 3, 2015
Hurd, Will
· Nov 3, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Nov 3, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Nov 3, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Nov 3, 2015
Roby, Martha
· Oct 27, 2015
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Oct 23, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Oct 23, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 23, 2015
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Oct 23, 2015
Holding, George
· Oct 21, 2015
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Oct 21, 2015
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Oct 9, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Oct 9, 2015
JOHNSON, SAM
· Oct 9, 2015
Ratcliffe, John
· Oct 9, 2015
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Oct 9, 2015
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Oct 7, 2015
McSally, Martha
· Oct 7, 2015
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Oct 7, 2015
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Oct 7, 2015
Buck, Ken
· Oct 1, 2015
Comstock, Barbara
· Oct 1, 2015
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Oct 1, 2015
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Oct 1, 2015
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Oct 1, 2015
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Oct 1, 2015
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Oct 1, 2015
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 28, 2015
Brat, Dave
· Sep 28, 2015
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 28, 2015
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 28, 2015
Abraham, Ralph
· Sep 18, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Sep 18, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 18, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 18, 2015
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Sep 18, 2015
 R
Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Sep 18, 2015
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Sep 18, 2015
Walters, Mimi
· Sep 18, 2015
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Sep 9, 2015
Bishop, Mike
· Sep 9, 2015
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Sep 9, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3459: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3459/
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