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Latest Action: 02/16/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Bill TextRecognizing and honoring America's labor movement, supporting the designation of a National Labor History Month, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Honors and recognizes the American labor movement. Supports the designation of a National Labor History Month. Urges government officials, educators, the media, and all Americans to observe such a month with ceremonies, activities, and programs that encourage reflection on the labor movement's heritage and its many contributions to the creation and maintenance of a just America.
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3615-3616) Bill TextA bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of supervisor. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act or the RESPECT Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise the definition of "supervisor" in the following ways: (1) require the individual to have authority over employees for a majority of the individual's worktime; and (2) remove authority to assign other employees and to responsibly direct employees as conditions for being considered a supervisor.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Business, Employee rights, Energy, Government contractors, Labor, Labor contracts, Law, Privatization, Public contracts, Unfair labor practices, Uranium enrichment
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Bill TextTo amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an extension of the period during which individuals may bring a suit for certain violations of employee protection provisions under such Act. 3/7/2007--Introduced. Amends the USEC Privatization Act to permit an employee of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation's operating contractor to bring suit in federal district court on or before June 30, 2009, for a violation of an agreement between an employer and a labor organization that occurred on or before December 31, 2000.
Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Truth in Employment Act of 2007 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that nothing in specified prohibitions against unfair labor practices by employers shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Business, Collective bargaining, Competitive bidding, Construction industries, Construction workers, Executive departments, Government contractors, Labor, Labor contracts, Law, Public contracts, Subcontractors
Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7557) Bill TextA bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - Directs the head of any federal agency that awards or obligates funds for any construction contract, or that awards grants, provides financial assistance, or enters into cooperative agreements for construction projects, to ensure that bid specifications, project agreements, or other controlling documents do not: (1) require or prohibit a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor from entering into, or adhering to, agreements with a labor organization, with respect to that construction project or another related construction project; or (2) otherwise discriminate against such a party because it did or did not become a signatory or otherwise adhere to such an agreement. Allows exemptions to avert an imminent threat [...] show full description
Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Bill TextTo amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" for purposes of such Act. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise the definition of "supervisor" in the following ways: (1) require the individual to have authority over employees for a majority of the individual's worktime; and (2) remove authority to assign other employees and to responsibly direct employees as conditions for being considered a supervisor.
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Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Bill TextTo provide for labor recruiter accountability, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2007 - Requires foreign labor contractors (recruiters) and employers to inform foreign workers accurately of specified terms and conditions of their employment at the time they are recruited. Requires such information to be provided in written form in English or, as necessary and reasonable, in the language of the worker being recruited. Prohibits charging fees to workers for recruitment. Requires employers to pay such a worker's transportation costs, including subsistence costs during the period of travel: (1) from the place of recruitment to the place of employment; and (2) from the place of employment to the worker's place of permanent residence. Prohibits discrimination in employment by an employer or a recruiter against an individual because of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability. [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent. Bill TextA bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve programs for veterans, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2007 - Increases funding, for each of FY2008-FY2010, for the Office of Veterans Business Development of the Small Business Administration (SBA), with the excess funds to be used to support veterans business outreach centers. Amends the Small Business Act to direct the President to establish an interagency task force to coordinate federal efforts to increase capital and business development opportunities for, and the award of federal contracts and subcontracts to, small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and veterans. Extends permanently the SBA's Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs. National Reservist Enterprise Transition and Sustainability Act of 2007 - Directs the SBA Administrator to establish a program to provide [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10821) Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment of the United States Employee Ownership Bank, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. United States Employee Ownership Bank Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the United States Employee Ownership Bank to foster increased employee ownership and greater employee participation in company decisionmaking throughout the United States. Requires the Bank to make: (1) loans (subordinated to the interests of all other creditors) and loan guarantees to employees to purchase a business through an employee stock ownership plan or eligible worker-owned cooperative; and (2) grants to states and nonprofit and cooperative organizations with experience in developing employee-owned businesses and worker-owned cooperatives to provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to such employee business efforts. Requires the Bank to insure such loans or loan guarantees against nonrepayment of the outstanding loan [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Alien labor, Aliens, Budgets, Business, Civil rights, Colleges, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporate management, Corporate reorganizations, Department of Labor, Directories, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Education, Employee benefit plans, Employee leasing, Employee rights, Executive departments, Executives, Fees, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations, Grievance procedures, Higher education, Immigration, International corporations, Labor, Labor disputes, Law, Layoffs, Lockouts, Minimum wages, Nonprofit organizations, Research centers, Science policy, Skilled labor, Social security, Strikes, Surveys, Trade, Transfer of employees, Visas, Wage restitution, Wages, Whistle blowing
Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Bill TextTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the admission of L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants. 5/24/2007--Introduced. L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise L-1 (intracompany transfers) nonimmigrant visa provisions. Prohibits entry of an L-1 worker unless the employer has filed a labor condition application with the Secretary of Labor which shall attest that: (1) wage and working condition comparability exists; (2) no strike or lockout exists in the occupational classification at the employment site; (3) the employer has notified the bargaining representative or the employees about the prospective L-1 hiring; (4) the L-1 application contains occupational classification and wage and working condition information; and (5) there has not been nor will there be any lay-off of U.S. workers 180 days before or after the L-1 hiring. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security to: [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to provide for specified civil penalties for violations of that Act, and for other purposes. 4/17/2008--Introduced. Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act) to make a labor organization liable to any of its members for a civil money penalty of up to $250 for each day that it fails to provide such member information regarding the organization's constitution, bylaws, organization report, and annual financial report, including any books, records, and accounts necessary to verify such reports. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to bring an action in U.S. district court for injunctive relief and enforcement of administrative penalties against any person who has violated or is about to violate any reporting requirements of such Act, including those applying to a labor organization which has [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Bill TextTo amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to provide for specified civil penalties for violations of that Act, and for other purposes. 4/10/2008--Introduced. Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act) to make a labor organization liable to any of its members for a civil money penalty of up to $250 for each day that it fails to provide such member information regarding the organization's constitution, bylaws, organization report, and annual financial report, including any books, records, and accounts necessary to verify such reports. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to bring an action in U.S. district court for injunctive relief and enforcement of administrative penalties against any person who has violated or is about to violate any reporting requirements of such Act, including those applying to a labor organization which has or assumes trusteeship [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo improve and expand small business assistance programs for veterans of the armed forces and military reservists, and for other purposes. 2/14/2008--Public Law. (There is 1 other summary) Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2008 - Title I: Veterans Business Development - (Sec. 101) Increases funding (with an offset), for FY2008-FY2009, for the Office of Veterans Business Development of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Expresses the sense of Congress that excess amounts for such Office should be used to support veterans business outreach centers. (Sec. 102) Amends the Small Business Act to direct the President to establish an interagency task force to coordinate federal efforts to improve capital and business development opportunities for, and ensure achievement of the pre-established federal contracting goals for, small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/30/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites and resources at Matewan, West Virginia, associated with the Battle of Matewan to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic areas as a unit of the National Park System. 10/12/2007--Introduced. Battle of Matewan Study Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study of the sites and resources at Matewan, West Virginia, associated with the Battle of Matewan (the Matewan Massacre) of May 19, 1920, to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic areas as a unit of the National Park System.
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Latest Action: 08/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Bill TextTo fund capital projects of State and local governments, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Rebuilding America's Infrastructure - Establishes the Federal Bank for Infrastructure Modernization. Authorizes the Bank to make loans to any state, local government, Indian tribe, and regional or multistate organization for the development of certain transportation- and educational- and water and hazardous treatment-related capital infrastructure facility projects. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to: (1) loan and borrower eligibility; and (2) compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Buy American Act, and the Davis-Bacon Act (wages) as they relate to the development of such projects.
Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2007 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its Indian lands is not considered an employer for purposes of such Act.
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Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10821) Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment of the United States Employee Ownership Bank, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. United States Employee Ownership Bank Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the United States Employee Ownership Bank to foster increased employee ownership and greater employee participation in company decisionmaking throughout the United States. Requires the Bank to make: (1) loans (subordinated to the interests of all other creditors) and loan guarantees to employees to purchase a business through an employee stock ownership plan or eligible worker-owned cooperative; and (2) grants to states and nonprofit and cooperative organizations with experience in developing employee-owned businesses and worker-owned cooperatives to provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to such employee business efforts. Requires the Bank to insure such loans or loan guarantees against nonrepayment of the outstanding loan [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Bill TextTo provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in the rate of income tax imposed on, Patriot corporations, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2007 - Grants after 2007 a preference to Patriot corporations in the evaluation of bids or proposals for federal contracts. Defines " Patriot corporation" as a corporation which: (1) produces at least 90% of its goods and services in the United States; (2) does not pay its its management-level employees at a rate more than 10,000% of the compensation of its lowest paid employee; (3) conducts at least 50% of its research and development in the United States; (4) contributes at least 5% of its payroll to a portable pension fund for its employees; (5) pays at least 70% of its employees' health insurance costs; (6) maintains a policy of neutrality in employee organizing drives; (7) provides full differential salary and insurance benefits for all National Guard and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the question of passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Senate receded and concurred with amendment. (There are 4 other summaries) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY2008. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, including training and employment services; (2) community service employment for older Americans; (3) federal unemployment benefits and allowances; (4) state unemployment insurance and employment service operations; (5) advances to the Unemployment [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent. Bill TextA bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve programs for veterans, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2007 - Increases funding, for each of FY2008-FY2010, for the Office of Veterans Business Development of the Small Business Administration (SBA), with the excess funds to be used to support veterans business outreach centers. Amends the Small Business Act to direct the President to establish an interagency task force to coordinate federal efforts to increase capital and business development opportunities for, and the award of federal contracts and subcontracts to, small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and veterans. Extends permanently the SBA's Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs. National Reservist Enterprise Transition and Sustainability Act of 2007 - Directs the SBA Administrator to establish a program to provide [...] show full description
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