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HR 2259 116th Congress House

Truth in Employment Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify employer rights with regard to hiring.

Introduced: April 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relations
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Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Truth in Employment Act of 2019

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that nothing relating to the prohibitions against unfair labor practices in that Act shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2259: Truth in Employment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2259/
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"H.R. 2259: Truth in Employment Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2259/.
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H.R. 2259, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2259/.
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