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Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1306| Senate 
| Updated: 5/2/2019
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (41)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 10, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2474
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 2, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 2, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 10, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2474
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
  • S 116-664: Protecting Workers’ Freedom to Organize Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1306| Senate 
| Updated: 5/2/2019
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.
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Timeline
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 10, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2474
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 2, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 2, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 10, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2474
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (41)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
  • S 116-664: Protecting Workers’ Freedom to Organize Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)