S 1306
116th 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 the Right to Organize Act of 2019
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it
- revises the definition of "employee" and "supervisor" to prevent employers from classifying employees as exempt from labor law protections,
- expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of or discrimination against workers who participate in strikes,
- makes it an unfair labor practice to require or coerce employees to attend employer meetings designed to discourage union membership,
- permits workers to participate in collective or class action litigation,
- allows injunctions against employers engaging in unfair labor practices involving discharge or serious economic harm to an employee,
- expands penalties for labor law violations, including interference with the National Labor Relations Board or causing serious economic harm to an employee, and
- allows any person to bring a civil action for harm caused by labor law violations or unfair labor practices.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
30
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Kaine, Tim
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Bennet, Michael F.
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Baldwin, Tammy
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Blumenthal, Richard
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Booker, Cory A.
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Cantwell, Maria
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Coons, Christopher A.
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
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Duckworth, Tammy
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Durbin, Richard J.
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
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Heinrich, Martin
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Hirono, Mazie K.
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Klobuchar, Amy
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Markey, Edward J.
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Merkley, Jeff
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Murphy, Christopher
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Peters, Gary C.
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Reed, Jack
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Rosen, Jacky
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Sanders, Bernard
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Schatz, Brian
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Schumer, Charles E.
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Shaheen, Jeanne
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Smith, Tina
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Van Hollen, Chris
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Warren, Elizabeth
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
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Wyden, Ron
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1306: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1306/
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