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S 1594 115th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Employment discrimination and employee rights Labor-management relations National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Protecting American Jobs Act

Introduced: July 20, 2017 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Jul 20, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Protecting American Jobs Act

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act, with respect to the authority of the National Labor Relations Board, to:

  • repeal the authority of the General Counsel of the board, to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices;
  • limit the board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the board;
  • prohibit the board from promulgating regulations affecting the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections;
  • repeal the board's authority to prevent persons from engaging in unfair labor practices, limiting such authority to the investigation of allegations of such practices; and
  • repeal the board's authority to petition courts for enforcement of its orders, seek injunctions, or hold hearings on jurisdictional strikes.
What's happening now July 20, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1722 Related bill Protecting American Jobs Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jul 20, 2017
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jul 20, 2017
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jul 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1594: Protecting American Jobs Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1594/
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"S. 1594: Protecting American Jobs Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1594/.
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