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H.R. 5632 115th Congress House

End Employer Collusion Act

Official title: To prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee.

Introduced: July 18, 2018 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Civil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustContracts and agencyEmployee hiring
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Employment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relations
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Apr 26, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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.
Apr 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Employer Collusion Act

This bill makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A "restrictive employment agreement" is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees.

The bill allows aggrieved individuals to bring a civil action for actual and punitive damages, plus attorney's fees, against an entity that enters into, or threatens to enforce, a restrictive employment agreement.

The bill grants the Federal Trade Commission the power to enforce the requirements of this bill.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2480 Identical bill End Employer Collusion Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 18, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Apr 26, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5632: End Employer Collusion Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5632/
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"H.R. 5632: End Employer Collusion Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5632/.
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H.R. 5632, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5632/.
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