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To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 1959, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6080| House 
| Updated: 10/19/2018
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (79)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Workforce Protections Subcommittee, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA) and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it: revises the definition of "employee" and "supervisor" to prevent employers from removing employees from the protections of the labor laws, prohibits employers from interfering with certain rights granted to employees under the NLRA, expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of worker who strike or discrimination against them, imposes new penalties against employers who violate labor law requirements, allows workers to bring civil actions against employers for labor law violations and unfair labor practices, requires certain disclosures with respect to worker wages, and requires contractors seeking federal contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations when applying for such contracts.
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Timeline
Jun 13, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-3064
Introduced in Senate
Jun 13, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 13, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
  • June 13, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-3064
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 13, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • June 13, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • October 19, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.


  • October 19, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-2069: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the requirements for meeting the definition of the term "employee", and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4548: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to strengthen protections for employees to exercise their rights to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment, to sanction violations of such rights and assure meaningful remedies, to establish a process by which employers and employees conclude initial collective bargaining agreements, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-3077: A bill to provide for certain contracting requirements to promote fair and safe workplaces, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2654: To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such provisions.
  • S 115-3064: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 1959, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2143: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment, to expand coverage under such Act, to provide a process for achieving initial collective bargaining agreements, and to provide for stronger remedies for interference with these rights, and for other purposes.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAge discriminationAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityContracts and agencyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of LaborDisability and paralysisEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGeneral Services AdministrationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsJudicial review and appealsLabor-management relationsLabor standardsMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)Performance measurementPublic contracts and procurementSex offensesWages and earningsWorker safety and health

To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 1959, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6080| House 
| Updated: 10/19/2018
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA) and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it: revises the definition of "employee" and "supervisor" to prevent employers from removing employees from the protections of the labor laws, prohibits employers from interfering with certain rights granted to employees under the NLRA, expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of worker who strike or discrimination against them, imposes new penalties against employers who violate labor law requirements, allows workers to bring civil actions against employers for labor law violations and unfair labor practices, requires certain disclosures with respect to worker wages, and requires contractors seeking federal contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations when applying for such contracts.
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Timeline
Jun 13, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-3064
Introduced in Senate
Jun 13, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 13, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
  • June 13, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-3064
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 13, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • June 13, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • October 19, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.


  • October 19, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (79)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Workforce Protections Subcommittee, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-2069: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the requirements for meeting the definition of the term "employee", and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4548: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to strengthen protections for employees to exercise their rights to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment, to sanction violations of such rights and assure meaningful remedies, to establish a process by which employers and employees conclude initial collective bargaining agreements, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-3077: A bill to provide for certain contracting requirements to promote fair and safe workplaces, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2654: To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such provisions.
  • S 115-3064: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 1959, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2143: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment, to expand coverage under such Act, to provide a process for achieving initial collective bargaining agreements, and to provide for stronger remedies for interference with these rights, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAge discriminationAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityContracts and agencyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of LaborDisability and paralysisEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGeneral Services AdministrationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsJudicial review and appealsLabor-management relationsLabor standardsMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)Performance measurementPublic contracts and procurementSex offensesWages and earningsWorker safety and health