H.R.2587 - Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act

To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance. view all titles (4)

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  • Official: To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance. as introduced.
  • Short: Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act as introduced.
  • Short: Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act as reported to house.
  • Short: Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act as passed house.

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Tim Scott

R-SC

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Latest Vote

Result: Passed - September 15, 2011

Roll call number 711 in the House

Question: On Passage: H R 2587 Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act

Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 54%
 

Official Summary

9/15/2011--Passed House amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 25, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to deny the National Labor Rela
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9/15/2011--Passed House amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 25, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to deny the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) any power to:
(1) order an employer (or seek an order against an employer) to restore or reinstate any work, product, production line, or equipment;
(2) rescind any relocation, transfer, subcontracting, outsourcing, or other change regarding the location, entity, or employer who shall be engaged in production or other business operations; or
(3) require any employer to make an initial or additional investment at a particular plant, facility, or location. Applies the amendment made by this Act to any complaint for which a final adjudication by the NLRB has not been made by the date of enactment.

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Organizations Supporting H.R.2587

  • Americans for Tax Reform
  • U. S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Alliance For Worker Freedom
  • Workforce Fairness Institute
  • FreedomWorks
  • American Hotel & Lodging Association
  • ...and 8 more. See all.

Organizations Opposing H.R.2587

  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  • AFL-CIO
  • Communications Workers of America
  • United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union
  • Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers
  • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
  • ...and 7 more. See all.
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