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.

Protecting American Jobs Act

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act, with respect to the authority of the National Labor Relations Board, to:

• repeal the authority of the General Counsel of the board to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices;
• limit the board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the board;
• prohibit the board from promulgating rules that affect the substantive rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization;
• repeal the board's authority to prevent persons from engaging in unfair labor practices, limiting such authority to the investigation of allegations of such practices; and
• repeal the board's authority to petition courts for enforcement of its orders, seek injunctions, or hold hearings on jurisdictional strikes.