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S 710 118th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Civil actions and liability Employee benefits and pensions Employment discrimination and employee rights Health care costs and insurance Labor-management relations

Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

Introduced: March 8, 2023 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 8, 2023
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Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

This bill prohibits an employer from terminating an employee's health insurance coverage during certain labor disputes.

Specifically, the 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. It also prohibits an employer from terminating or altering such coverage during the period that an employee is engaged in a lawful strike.

The bill establishes civil penalties for each violation of the prohibitions under this bill.

What's happening now March 8, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 710: Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-710/
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"S. 710: Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-710/.
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S. 710, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-710/.
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