Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act
Latest action · Sep 19, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 19, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor agreements to require membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment regardless of state law (thus preempting state laws that prohibit such agreements).
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2017 to Dec 18, 2017; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 19, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Sep 19, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Sep 19, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Sep 19, 2017 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Sep 19, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Sep 19, 2017 |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Nov 1, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Nov 1, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Nov 8, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Nov 9, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Dec 18, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 19, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Sep 19, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3827 | Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act | Identical bill | Sep 25, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2017Introduced in Senate
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