HR 2978 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Protecting American Jobs Act

Introduced Sep 20, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Austin Scott R-GA

Latest action · Sep 20, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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.

IntroducedSep 20, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting American Jobs Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to repeal the authority of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to issue, and prosecute before the Board, complaints with respect to unfair labor practices.

Repeals the prohibition against: (1) review of an administrative law judge's report by any person other than a Board member or legal assistant; and (2) advice to or consultation with the Board by an administrative law judge with respect to exceptions taken to his or her findings, rulings, or recommendations.

Limits the Board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. Prohibits the Board from promulgating rules that affect the substantive rights of a person, employer, employee, or labor organization.

Revises Board powers to grant it the authority to investigate unfair labor practices, but repeals its power to prevent any person from engaging in them.

Repeals the Board's power to issue a complaint against a person charging an unfair labor practice. Allows an aggrieved party to bring a civil action for relief (including injunctions) in U.S. district court or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in cases where it appears that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an unfair labor practice.

Cosponsors 75

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 20, 2011 to Sep 10, 2012; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MS	Alan Nunnelee	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-TX	Bill Flores	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-MO	Billy Long	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-TX	Blake Farenthold	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-TN	Diane Black	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-TX	Francisco "Quico" Canseco	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-GA	Jack Kingston	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-LA	Jeffrey M. Landry	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-LA	John Fleming	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-AL	Martha Roby	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-SC	Mick Mulvaney	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-AL	Mo Brooks	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-GA	Paul C. Broun	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-GA	Phil Gingrey	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-WI	Reid J. Ribble	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-TX	Ron Paul	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Sep 20, 2011
R-FL	Allen B. West		Oct 12, 2011
R-OK	James Lankford		Oct 12, 2011
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Oct 12, 2011
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Oct 12, 2011
R-AR	Tim Griffin		Oct 12, 2011
R-KS	Tim Huelskamp		Oct 12, 2011
R-SC	Tim Scott		Oct 12, 2011
R-KY	Ed Whitfield		Nov 17, 2011
R-NC	Howard Coble		Nov 17, 2011
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins		Nov 17, 2011
R-TN	Stephen Lee Fincher		Nov 17, 2011
R-SC	Trey Gowdy		Nov 17, 2011
R-OH	Jean Schmidt		Dec 13, 2011
R-TX	Louie Gohmert		Dec 13, 2011
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman		Dec 13, 2011
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Dec 13, 2011
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt		Dec 13, 2011
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo		Dec 13, 2011
R-GA	Tom Graves		Dec 13, 2011
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis		Jan 31, 2012
R-TX	Ted Poe		Jan 31, 2012
R-MI	Tim Walberg		Jan 31, 2012
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Feb 2, 2012
R-KS	Mike Pompeo		Feb 7, 2012
R-GA	Tom Price		Feb 7, 2012
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		Feb 24, 2012
R-AR	Steve Womack		Mar 7, 2012
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney		Mar 7, 2012
R-CA	Wally Herger		Mar 7, 2012
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Mar 28, 2012
R-FL	Richard B. Nugent		Mar 28, 2012
R-FL	Sandy Adams		Mar 28, 2012
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		Mar 29, 2012
R-CO	Mike Coffman		Apr 24, 2012
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Apr 27, 2012
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		May 16, 2012
R-OH	Bob Gibbs		Jun 6, 2012
R-CA	Jeff Denham		Jun 7, 2012
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Jun 12, 2012
R-OK	Tom Cole		Jun 20, 2012
R-TX	Mac Thornberry		Jun 21, 2012
R-LA	Steve Scalise		Jun 25, 2012
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Jun 29, 2012
R-OH	Jim Jordan		Jun 29, 2012
R-IA	Steve King		Jun 29, 2012
R-ID	Raul R. Labrador		Jul 30, 2012
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Aug 1, 2012
R-VA	Robert Hurt		Aug 1, 2012
R-TX	Lamar Smith		Sep 10, 2012

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 Sep 20, 2011
	Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee	Referred Nov 18, 2011

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 20, 2011Introduced in House
Sep 20, 2011Referred 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6272.

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. 112-67	EXAMINING PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT83 pages	Education and Workforce Committee	Jul 25, 2012

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices.
Short Titles as Introduced: Protecting American Jobs Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Sep 20, 2011Introduced in House

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