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Union Calendar No. 272 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3459 

[Report No. 114–355] 

To clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under 

the National Labor Relations Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 

Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. WALBERG, Ms. FOXX, 

Mr. ROKITA, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SALMON, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. 

HECK of Nevada, Mr. MESSER, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. 

BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. CURBELO of 

Florida, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mrs. HARTZLER, 

Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. HARDY, and Mr. KNIGHT) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

DECEMBER 1, 2015 

Additional sponsors: Mr. PALMER, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. GOSAR, 

Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. LONG, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, 

Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. FORBES, Mr. 

ABRAHAM, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. YODER, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 

BRAT, Mr. HILL, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mrs. 

WAGNER, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. JOLLY, Mr. ROSS, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. 

PETERSON, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. 

BUCK, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. LATTA, Mr. 

SHIMKUS, Mr. BURGESS, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. COFFMAN, 

Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. 

SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. HURT of Virginia, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 

RIBBLE, Mr. OLSON, Mr. BARR, Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, Mr. SAM

JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 

LANCE, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. DUNCAN of 

Tennessee, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. HANNA, Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. 


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CALVERT, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. DOLD, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. HURD of 

Texas, Mr. POSEY, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. ZINKE, Mrs. 

ELLMERS of North Carolina, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. STEWART, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. KELLY of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. 

BENISHEK, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. COLE, 

Mrs. LOVE, and Mr. NEWHOUSE

DECEMBER 1, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 9, 2015] 

A BILL 

To clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint 

employers under the National Labor Relations Act. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Local Busi5 ness Opportunity Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF JOINT EMPLOYERS. 

7 Section 2(2) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

8 U.S.C. 152(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

10 two or more employers may be considered joint employers 

11 for purposes of this Act only if each employer shares and 

12 exercises control over essential terms and conditions of em13 ployment and such control over these matters is actual, di14 rect, and immediate.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 272 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3459 

[Report No. 114–355] 

A BILL 

To clarify the treatment of two or more employers 

lations Act. as joint employers under the National Labor ReDECEMBER 1, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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