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S 2015 114th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Labor-management relations

Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

Introduced: September 9, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Sep 9, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 9, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

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 shares and exercises control over essential terms and conditions of employment and such control over these matters is actual, direct, and immediate.

What's happening now September 9, 2015

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2686 Identical bill Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
  • HR 3459 Identical bill Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Republican 27
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 19, 2016
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 22, 2015
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Oct 6, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Sep 28, 2015
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 28, 2015
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Sep 24, 2015
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 17, 2015
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 17, 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 10, 2015
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 9, 2015
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 9, 2015
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 9, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 9, 2015
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 9, 2015
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 9, 2015
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Sep 9, 2015
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Sep 9, 2015
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Sep 9, 2015
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Sep 9, 2015
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Sep 9, 2015
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Sep 9, 2015
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 9, 2015
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Sep 9, 2015
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Sep 9, 2015
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Sep 9, 2015
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 9, 2015
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 9, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2015: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2015/
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"S. 2015: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2015/.
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S. 2015, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2015/.
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