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Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo amend section 1951 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the Hobbs Act), and for other purposes. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2007 - Amends the Hobbs Act to authorize imposition of a fine of up to $100,000, 20 years imprisonment, or both for: (1) obstructing, delaying, or affecting commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce by robbery or extortion (or attempting or conspiring to do so); and (2) threatening physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to interfere with commerce by threats or violence. Makes provisions regarding any such interference inapplicable to conduct that: (1) is incidental to otherwise peaceful picketing during the course of a labor dispute; (2) consists solely of minor bodily injury, or minor damage to property, or threat or fear of such minor injury or damage; and (3) is not part of a pattern of violent conduct or of coordinated violent activity. Subjects [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Age discrimination, Aged, Alien labor, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Contractors, Criminal justice, Directories, Disabled, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Employee benefit plans, Employee rights, Employee training, Employers' liability, Employment of the disabled, Fees, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Housing, Immigration, Industrial relations, Injunctions, Job training, Labor, Law, Lockouts, Minorities, Minority employment, Racial discrimination, Recidivists, Recruiting of employees, Religion, Religious liberty, Sex discrimination, Strikes, Transportation, Travel costs, Wages, Whistle blowing, Witnesses, Women, Workers' compensation
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
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alien labor, Aliens, Animals, Business, Civil liberties, Dairy industry, Damages, Department of Agriculture, Department of Homeland Security, Disaster relief, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Emergency management, Employee benefit plans, Employee rights, Employers' liability, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Fines (Penalties), Goats, Government information, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Labor, Law, Legal aid, Livestock, Mediation, Ombudsman, Politics and government, Recruiting of employees, Right of property, Sheep, Technology, Telecommunication, Temporary employment, Transfer of employees, Transportation, Travel costs, Visas, Wages
Latest Action: 05/04/2007 - Executive Comment Requested from Dept of Homeland Security. Bill TextTo simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise employer and employee association application requirements for admission of H-2A temporary agricultural workers, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is temporary, and is not the result of a labor dispute; (2) that attempts have been made to hire U.S. workers; (3) respecting wages and benefits, and labor law compliance; (4) respecting nondisplacement of U.S. workers; and (5) respecting placement with other employers. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a mandatory employment verification program. Revises related provisions respecting: (1) penalties; and (2) admissions and extensions of stay. Provides [...] show full description
Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Subcommittee on the Constitution. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-226. 9:30 a.m. Bill TextA bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of: (1) an employment, consumer, or franchise dispute, or (2) a dispute arising under any statute intended to protect civil rights or to regulate contracts or transactions between parties of unequal bargaining power. Declares, further, that the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement. Exempts arbitration provisions in collective bargaining agreements from this Act.
Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of: (1) an employment, consumer, or franchise dispute, or (2) a dispute arising under any statute intended to protect civil rights or to regulate contracts or transactions between parties of unequal bargaining power. Declares, further, that the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement. Exempts arbitration provisions in collective bargaining agreements from this Act.
Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2005 [sic]- Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require mediation and, if necessary, binding arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes.
Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextA bill to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2007 - Establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch. Includes among the Council's activities: (1) supporting the creation of local labor-management partnership councils that promote partnership efforts; (2) collecting and disseminating information about and providing guidance on such efforts; (3) using the expertise of individuals, inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch; and (4) proposing statutory changes to improve the civil service to better serve the public and carry out the mission of the various agencies.Requires the President to designate a Council Chairperson.Requires the President to direct the head of each agency which is subject to labor-management [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextTo establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2007 - Establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch. Includes among the Council's activities: (1) supporting the creation of local labor-management partnership councils that promote partnership efforts; (2) collecting and disseminating information about and providing guidance on such efforts; (3) using the expertise of individuals, inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch; and (4) proposing statutory changes to improve the civil service to better serve the public and carry out the mission of the various agencies.Requires the President to designate a Council Chairperson.Requires the President to direct the head of each agency which is subject to labor-management [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Auditing, Bank capital, Bank loans, Banks and banking, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Business records, Buy American, Capital investments, Collection of accounts, Collective bargaining, Construction costs, Construction industries, Construction workers, Education, Educational facilities, Elementary and secondary education, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal budgets, Federal-Indian relations, Finance, Government contractors, Government corporations, Government information, Government paperwork, Government spending reductions, Higher education, Indian lands, Indians, Industrial relations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Interest rates, Iron, Iron and steel industry, Labor, Labor contracts, Law, Loan defaults, Local finance, Minimum wages, Minorities, Mortgages, Open market operations, Politics and government, Public buildings, Public contracts, Public schools, School buildings, State and local government, State finance, State politics and government, Steel, Stocks, Subcontractors, Trade, Wages
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.
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Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextA bill to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2007 - Establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch. Includes among the Council's activities: (1) supporting the creation of local labor-management partnership councils that promote partnership efforts; (2) collecting and disseminating information about and providing guidance on such efforts; (3) using the expertise of individuals, inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch; and (4) proposing statutory changes to improve the civil service to better serve the public and carry out the mission of the various agencies.Requires the President to designate a Council Chairperson.Requires the President to direct the head of each agency which is subject to labor-management [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextTo establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2007 - Establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch. Includes among the Council's activities: (1) supporting the creation of local labor-management partnership councils that promote partnership efforts; (2) collecting and disseminating information about and providing guidance on such efforts; (3) using the expertise of individuals, inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch; and (4) proposing statutory changes to improve the civil service to better serve the public and carry out the mission of the various agencies.Requires the President to designate a Council Chairperson.Requires the President to direct the head of each agency which is subject to labor-management [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Auditing, Bank capital, Bank loans, Banks and banking, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Business records, Buy American, Capital investments, Collection of accounts, Collective bargaining, Construction costs, Construction industries, Construction workers, Education, Educational facilities, Elementary and secondary education, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal budgets, Federal-Indian relations, Finance, Government contractors, Government corporations, Government information, Government paperwork, Government spending reductions, Higher education, Indian lands, Indians, Industrial relations, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Interest rates, Iron, Iron and steel industry, Labor, Labor contracts, Law, Loan defaults, Local finance, Minimum wages, Minorities, Mortgages, Open market operations, Politics and government, Public buildings, Public contracts, Public schools, School buildings, State and local government, State finance, State politics and government, Steel, Stocks, Subcontractors, Trade, Wages
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: 12/12/2007 - Subcommittee on the Constitution. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-226. 9:30 a.m. Bill TextA bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of: (1) an employment, consumer, or franchise dispute, or (2) a dispute arising under any statute intended to protect civil rights or to regulate contracts or transactions between parties of unequal bargaining power. Declares, further, that the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement. Exempts arbitration provisions in collective bargaining agreements from this Act.
Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of: (1) an employment, consumer, or franchise dispute, or (2) a dispute arising under any statute intended to protect civil rights or to regulate contracts or transactions between parties of unequal bargaining power. Declares, further, that the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement. Exempts arbitration provisions in collective bargaining agreements from this Act.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Age discrimination, Aged, Alien labor, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Contractors, Criminal justice, Directories, Disabled, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Employee benefit plans, Employee rights, Employee training, Employers' liability, Employment of the disabled, Fees, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Housing, Immigration, Industrial relations, Injunctions, Job training, Labor, Law, Lockouts, Minorities, Minority employment, Racial discrimination, Recidivists, Recruiting of employees, Religion, Religious liberty, Sex discrimination, Strikes, Transportation, Travel costs, Wages, Whistle blowing, Witnesses, Women, Workers' compensation
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
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alien labor, Aliens, Animals, Business, Civil liberties, Dairy industry, Damages, Department of Agriculture, Department of Homeland Security, Disaster relief, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Emergency management, Employee benefit plans, Employee rights, Employers' liability, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Fines (Penalties), Goats, Government information, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Labor, Law, Legal aid, Livestock, Mediation, Ombudsman, Politics and government, Recruiting of employees, Right of property, Sheep, Technology, Telecommunication, Temporary employment, Transfer of employees, Transportation, Travel costs, Visas, Wages
Latest Action: 05/04/2007 - Executive Comment Requested from Dept of Homeland Security. Bill TextTo simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise employer and employee association application requirements for admission of H-2A temporary agricultural workers, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is temporary, and is not the result of a labor dispute; (2) that attempts have been made to hire U.S. workers; (3) respecting wages and benefits, and labor law compliance; (4) respecting nondisplacement of U.S. workers; and (5) respecting placement with other employers. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a mandatory employment verification program. Revises related provisions respecting: (1) penalties; and (2) admissions and extensions of stay. Provides [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Assault, Business, Conspiracy, Criminal justice, Extortion, Interstate commerce, Labor, Larceny, Picketing, Prosecution, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Transportation, Violence
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo amend section 1951 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the Hobbs Act), and for other purposes. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2007 - Amends the Hobbs Act to authorize imposition of a fine of up to $100,000, 20 years imprisonment, or both for: (1) obstructing, delaying, or affecting commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce by robbery or extortion (or attempting or conspiring to do so); and (2) threatening physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to interfere with commerce by threats or violence. Makes provisions regarding any such interference inapplicable to conduct that: (1) is incidental to otherwise peaceful picketing during the course of a labor dispute; (2) consists solely of minor bodily injury, or minor damage to property, or threat or fear of such minor injury or damage; and (3) is not part of a pattern of violent conduct or of coordinated violent activity. Subjects [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2005 [sic]- Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require mediation and, if necessary, binding arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes.
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