H.R. 1367 117th Congress House

Workforce Mobility Act of 2021

Official title: To prohibit certain noncompete agreements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2021 Introduced by: Scott H. Peters Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Feb 26, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Feb 25, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 25, 2021

Introduced in House

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Latest action February 26, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workforce Mobility Act of 2021

This bill prohibits the use of noncompete agreements in the context of commercial enterprises except under certain circumstances.

The first exception is that the seller of the entirety of a business interest may enter an agreement to refrain from engaging in a similar business in the geographic areas where the business being sold has conducted business prior to the agreement. This exception extends to agreements by senior executive officials who have a severance agreement as part of the conditions of sale (i.e., a buyout provision). Second, a partner of an enterprise, in anticipation of the dissolution of the partnership or disassociation of a partner, may enter an agreement to refrain from engaging in a similar business in the geographic areas where the partnership has conducted business prior to the agreement.

Commercial enterprises must post notice of this prohibition in the workplace.

The Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Labor shall investigate or enforce the provisions of this bill.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 6

Craig, Angie

Minnesota · Nov 18, 2022

DOYLE, MIKE

· Nov 18, 2022

Harder, Josh

California · Nov 18, 2022

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1367: Workforce Mobility Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1367/

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