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.
USA115th CongressS-1838| Senate
| Updated: 9/19/2017
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Senator
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (13)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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).
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Labor and Employment
Federal preemptionLabor-management relationsState and local government operations
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.
USA115th CongressS-1838| Senate
| Updated: 9/19/2017
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).
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Senator
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (13)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Labor and Employment
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Federal preemptionLabor-management relationsState and local government operations