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H.R. 987 115th Congress House

RAISE Act

Official title: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees.

Introduced: February 9, 2017 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsWages and earnings
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Feb 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to declare that neither its prohibition against interference by an employer with employees' right to bargain collectively, nor the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into between employees and an employer after enactment of this Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than the agreement provides for.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
Rooney, Francis
· Jun 26, 2018
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Feb 9, 2017
Black, Diane
· Feb 9, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Feb 9, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 987: RAISE Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-987/
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"H.R. 987: RAISE Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-987/.
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