Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2011 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173.
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.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2011
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(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.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 711 | On Passage | Passed238–186 | Sep 15, 2011 |
| House 710 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed189–235 | Sep 15, 2011 |
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2011 to Jul 25, 2011; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Jul 19, 2011 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jul 19, 2011 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Jul 19, 2011 |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Original | Jul 19, 2011 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-LA | Jeffrey M. Landry | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jul 22, 2011 |
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 Jul 19, 2011Markup Jul 21, 2011Reported Jul 25, 2011 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2011Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173.
- Sep 15, 2011Rule H. Res. 372 passed House.
- Sep 15, 2011Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 372. (consideration: CR H6198-6215)
- Sep 15, 2011Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2587 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
- Sep 15, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2587.
- Sep 15, 2011The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H6213)
- Sep 15, 2011Mr. Bishop (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to Education and the Workforce. (consideration: CR H6213-6215; text: CR H6213)
- Sep 15, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (NY) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment prohibiting the Act from limiting the National Labor Relations Board's authority to order an employer to maintain or restore jobs within the United States that have been or will otherwise be outsourced to a foreign country in violation of the National Labor Relations Act.
- Sep 15, 2011The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H6214)
- Sep 15, 2011On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 189 - 235 (Roll no. 710).
- Sep 15, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 238 - 186 (Roll No. 711). (text: CR H6198)
- Sep 15, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15, 2011Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Jul 26, 2011Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 372 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2587 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
- Jul 25, 2011Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 112-179.
- Jul 25, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118.
- Jul 21, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 21, 2011Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
- Jul 19, 2011Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 12
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 25, 2011H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on July 21, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5239.
Printed hearings 2
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. 112-67 | EXAMINING PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT83 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jul 25, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-037 | ADDING TO UNCERTAINTY: THE IMPACT OF DOL/NLRB DECISIONS AND PROPOSED RULES ON SMALL BUSINESS79 pages | Small Business Committee | Oct 5, 2011 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 789 | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 372, the amendment in the nature of a substitute and printed in the bill is considered as adopted. | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 372 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2587) to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance. | Procedurally related | Sep 15, 2011 |
| S 1523 | Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2011 |
| S 1720 | Jobs Through Growth Act | Related bill | Oct 18, 2011 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2011Placed on Calendar Senate
- Sep 15, 2011Engrossed in House
- Jul 25, 2011Reported in House
- Jul 19, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
