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HR 1461 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1461
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 12, 2009
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. HARE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ANDREWS, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ‘(3)’ and inserting ‘(3)(A)’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘(B) The term ‘employee’ includes a student enrolled at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 or 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002), other than an institution of a State or political subdivision) who is performing work for remuneration at the direction of the institution, whether or not the work relates to the student’s course of study.’.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.1461 as Introduced in House Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act
