S 1306 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019

Introduced May 2, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Patty Murray D-WA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 2, 2019 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.

  1. IntroducedMay 2, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it

  • revises the definition of "employee" and "supervisor" to prevent employers from classifying employees as exempt from labor law protections,
  • expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of or discrimination against workers who participate in strikes,
  • makes it an unfair labor practice to require or coerce employees to attend employer meetings designed to discourage union membership,
  • permits workers to participate in collective or class action litigation,
  • allows injunctions against employers engaging in unfair labor practices involving discharge or serious economic harm to an employee,
  • expands penalties for labor law violations, including interference with the National Labor Relations Board or causing serious economic harm to an employee, and
  • allows any person to bring a civil action for harm caused by labor law violations or unfair labor practices.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2019 to Jun 9, 2020, with 39 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalMay 2, 2019
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalMay 2, 2019
Show all 41 cosponsors

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 2, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. May 2, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 664Protecting Workers’ Freedom to Organize ActRelated billMar 5, 2019
HR 2474Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019Identical billFeb 10, 2020

Subjects

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  1. May 2, 2019Introduced in Senate

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