HR 993 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Labor Management Accountability Act

Introduced Feb 27, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Sam Johnson R-TX

Latest action · Oct 2, 2003 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 10.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Labor Management Accountability Act - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to authorize the Secretary of Labor, upon finding a violation of specified reporting and disclosure requirements (regarding constitution and bylaws, financial reports, securities, reports of the employer, and trusteeships), to require the person, labor organization or employer responsible to pay a civil money penalty in an amount determined under a schedule that takes into account the nature of the violation involved, the existence of previous violations, and the responsible entity's revenues.

Prohibits the Secretary from making any determination adverse to a person, labor organization, or employer until such person or entity has been given written notice and an opportunity to be heard. Specifies review procedures.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2003 to Mar 29, 2004; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NC	Cass Ballenger	Original	Feb 27, 2003
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood	Original	Feb 27, 2003
R-CA	Howard P. "Buck" McKeon	Original	Feb 27, 2003
R-TX	John R. Carter	Original	Feb 27, 2003
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave	Original	Feb 27, 2003
R-SC	Jim DeMint		Apr 9, 2003
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		Jun 2, 2003
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick		Jun 18, 2003
R-MO	W. Todd Akin		Jun 18, 2003
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett		Jun 19, 2003
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Jun 19, 2003
R-MN	John Kline		Oct 8, 2003
R-MI	Nick Smith		Oct 20, 2003
R-IA	Steve King		Oct 30, 2003
R-FL	Dave Weldon		Nov 5, 2003

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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Feb 27, 2003
	Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee	Referred Mar 17, 2003Hearings Jun 24, 2003Markup Oct 2, 2003Reported Oct 2, 2003

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 2, 2003Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 2, 2003Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 10.
Jun 24, 2003Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 108-22	H.R. 992, H.R. 993 AND H.R. 99493 pages	Education and Workforce Committee	Jun 24, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases.
Short Titles as Introduced: Labor Management Accountability Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House

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