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H.R. 8345 117th Congress House

Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

Official title: To prohibit an employer from terminating the coverage of an employee under a group health plan while the employer is engaged in a lock-out, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 13, 2022 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Civil actions and liabilityEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsHealth care costs and insuranceLabor-management relations
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Jul 13, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Latest action July 13, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

This bill prohibits an employer from terminating or altering the employer-provided health insurance coverage of an employee during the period that the employer is taking action to lock out, suspend, or otherwise withhold employment from the employee in order to influence the position of such employee or the representative of such employee in collective bargaining prior to a strike.

An employer that violates this prohibition is generally subject to a maximum civil penalty of $75,000 for each violation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 13, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Jul 13, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 13, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 13, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jul 13, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8345: Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8345/
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"H.R. 8345: Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8345/.
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H.R. 8345, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8345/.
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