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Union Calendar No. 118 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2587 

[Report No. 112–179] 

To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer 

to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 19, 2011 

Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. KLINE, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. GOWDY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

JULY 25, 2011 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. ISSA, Mr. ROKITA, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. 

BUCSHON, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. 

WALBERG, Mr. LANDRY, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 

HURT, Mr. HARPER, and Mrs. BLACK

JULY 25, 2011 

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] 


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A BILL 

To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance. 


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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 Jobs From 

5 Government Interference Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE NLRB. 

7 Section 10(c) of the National Labor Relations Act 

8 (29 U.S.C. 160) is amended by inserting before the period 

9 at the end the following: ‘‘: Provided further, That the 

10 Board shall have no power to order an employer (or seek 

11 an order against an employer) to restore or reinstate any 

12 work, product, production line, or equipment, to rescind 

13 any relocation, transfer, subcontracting, outsourcing, or 

14 other change regarding the location, entity, or persons who 

15 shall be engaged in production or other business oper16 ations, or to require any employer to make an initial or 

17 additional investment at a particular plant, facility, or lo18 cation.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. RETROACTIVITY. 

20 The Act shall apply to any complaint for which a final 

21 adjudication by the Board has not been made by the date 

22 of enactment. 

23 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

24 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Jobs From 

25 Government Interference Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE NLRB. 

2 Section 10(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

3 U.S.C. 160) is amended by inserting before the period at 

4 the end the following: ‘‘: Provided further, That the Board 

5 shall have no power to order an employer (or seek an order 

6 against an employer) to restore or reinstate any work, prod7 uct, production line, or equipment, to rescind any reloca8 tion, transfer, subcontracting, outsourcing, or other change 

9 regarding the location, entity, or employer who shall be en10 gaged in production or other business operations, or to re11 quire any employer to make an initial or additional invest12 ment at a particular plant, facility, or location’’. 

13 SEC. 3. RETROACTIVITY. 

14 The amendment made by section 2 shall apply to any 

15 complaint for which a final adjudication by the National 

16 Labor Relations Board has not been made by the date of 

17 enactment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 118 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2587 

[Report No. 112–179] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board 

transfer employment under any circumstance. from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or 

JULY 25, 2011 

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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