S 1838
115th Congress
Senate
Labor and Employment
Federal preemption
Labor-management relations
State and local government operations
Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act
Introduced: September 19, 2017
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor agreements to require membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment regardless of state law (thus preempting state laws that prohibit such agreements).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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