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S. 2686 114th Congress Senate

Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

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

Introduced: March 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Labor-management relations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 2016
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Mar 16, 2016
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 394.
Mar 15, 2016
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 15, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 16, 2016

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3459 Identical bill Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
  • S 2015 Identical bill Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Republican 25
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 19, 2016
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · May 10, 2016
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Mar 15, 2016
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 15, 2016
Burr, Richard
· Mar 15, 2016
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 15, 2016
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Mar 15, 2016
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 15, 2016
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 15, 2016
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 15, 2016
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 15, 2016
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Mar 15, 2016
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 15, 2016
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Mar 15, 2016
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 15, 2016
Isakson, Johnny
· Mar 15, 2016
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Mar 15, 2016
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 15, 2016
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Mar 15, 2016
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 15, 2016
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 15, 2016
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 15, 2016
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 15, 2016
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 15, 2016
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 15, 2016
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 15, 2016
Vitter, David
· Mar 15, 2016
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 15, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2686: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2686/
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"S. 2686: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2686/.
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S. 2686, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2686/.
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