H.R. 2474 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019

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.

Text (4)

Referred in Senate

February 10, 2020

Engrossed in House

February 6, 2020

Reported in House

December 16, 2019

Introduced in House

May 2, 2019

Amendments (16)

Feb 06, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 782

An amendment numbered 16 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to state that nothing in the bill shall be construed to affect the jurisdictional standards of the NLRB with respect to small businesses.

Agreed To

Feb 06, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 781

An amendment numbered 15 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to eliminate the waiting period for union elections and return the requirement that NLRBs regional directors schedule elections as "early as practicable.".

Agreed To

Feb 06, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 780

An amendment numbered 14 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to require employers to post a Notice of a Petition for Election within two days after the NLRB notifies an employer and union about a pre-election hearing, thereby restoring the 2014 Election Rule.

Agreed To

Feb 06, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 779

An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to require regional directors to transmit the Notice of Election at the same time as the Direction of Election and require such notice to be transmitted electronically when possible.

Agreed To

Feb 06, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 778

An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to allow employees to petition for a union certification election when fewer than 50% of current "unit members" were members during the last election.

Active

Feb 06, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 777

Amendment provides whistleblower protections to employees who report violations of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.

Agreed To

Feb 06, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 776

Amendment sought to strike the bill's provisions that limit states' ability to enact right-to-work laws.

Active

Feb 06, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 775

An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to direct the GAO to conduct a report on sectoral bargaining in other countries.

Agreed To

Feb 06, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 774

An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to strike the bill's provisions that allow intermittent strikes and the provisions that make it illegal for employers to replace striking workers permanently.

Active

Feb 06, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 773

An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to codify the current precedent of the National Labor Relations Board governing voluntary recognition of a union by an employer which ensures collective bargaining between the union and employer can proceed for a reasonable period of time (one year) without requiring an intervening election.

Agreed To

Feb 06, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 772

Amendment sought to strike the provision overturning state right-to-work laws.

Active

Feb 06, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 771

An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to clarify that this bill shall not be construed to affect the privacy of employees with respect to voters' lists provided to labor organizations by employers pursuant to elections directed by the Board.

Agreed To

Feb 06, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 770

Amendment sought to strike the provision allowing unions to be certified without winning a secret ballot election under certain circumstances and replace it with a requirement that all unions win a secret-ballot election in order to be certified.

Active

Feb 06, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 769

An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to require that pre-election hearings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are conducted on a day-to-day basis.

Agreed To

Feb 06, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 768

An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to strike the provision requiring that employers turn over employees personal information to a labor union within two days of the National Labor Relations Board ordering a representation election.

Active

Feb 06, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 767

An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to clarify that the ABC test included in the PRO Act does not preempt any State laws governing the wages, work hours, workers compensation, or unemployment insurance of employees.

Agreed To

Actions (47)

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02/10/2020

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

02/06/2020

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

02/06/2020

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 50).

02/06/2020

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 50).

02/06/2020

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 223 (Roll no. 49).

02/06/2020

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hern, Kevin (OK) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to forbid a labor organization from communicating with an employee regarding joining or supporting the labor organization if the employee is not authorized to work in the United States.

02/06/2020

Mr. Hern, Kevin moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and Labor. (text: CR H925)

02/06/2020

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

02/06/2020

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

02/06/2020

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2474.

02/06/2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rouda amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rouda demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Rouda amendment No. 16.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Lawrence amendment No. 15.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Tlaib amendment No. 14

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Vargas amendment No. 13.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Rooney (FL) amendment No. 12.

02/06/2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 11.

02/06/2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Meadows amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Meadows demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Meadows amendment No. 10.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Stevens amendment No. 9.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Keller amendment No. 8.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Hayes amendment No. 7.

02/06/2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Allen amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Allen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Allen amendment No. 6.

02/06/2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wild amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Wild demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Wild amendment No. 5.

02/06/2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roe (TN) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roe (TN) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Roe (TN) amendment No. 4.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Norcross amendment No. 3.

02/06/2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Foxx amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Foxx amendment No. 2.

02/06/2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stevens amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Stevens demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

02/06/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 833, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes on the Stevens amendment No. 1.

02/06/2020

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2474.

02/06/2020

The Speaker designated the Honorable Earl Blumenauer to act as Chairman of the Committee.

02/06/2020

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 833 and Rule XVIII.

02/06/2020

Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 826, H.R. 2474 and H.R. 5687. The resolution provides for consideration of H.Res. 826 under a closed rule with one hour of debate. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2474, under a structured rule and consideration of H.R. 5687, under a structured rule. Each bill shall be debated for one hour.

02/06/2020

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 833. (consideration: CR H879-928; text: CR H895-898)

02/05/2020

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 833 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 826, H.R. 2474 and H.R. 5687. The resolution provides for consideration of H.Res. 826 under a closed rule with one hour of debate. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2474, under a structured rule and consideration of H.R. 5687, under a structured rule. Each bill shall be debated for one hour.

12/16/2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 276.

12/16/2019

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-347.

09/25/2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 21.

09/25/2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

05/02/2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

05/02/2019

Introduced in House

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