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Union Calendar No. 281 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3400 
[Report No. 118–343] 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to adjust the dollar thresholds 
for National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over certain labor dis-
putes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2023 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mrs. MIL-
LER of Illinois, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. WEBER 
of Texas, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. 
NORMAN, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. BABIN, Mr. COLE, Mr. ESTES, and Mr. 
CLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
JANUARY 11, 2024 
Additional sponsor: Mrs. HOUCHIN 
JANUARY 11, 2024 
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 May 17, 2023] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Businesses before 
Bureaucrats Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE OF DOLLAR THRESHOLD FOR NATIONAL 
LABOR 
RELATIONS 
BOARD 
JURISDICTION 
OVER CERTAIN LABOR DISPUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14(c) of the National Labor 
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 164(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) In establishing by rule any dollar threshold with 
respect to a class or category of employers for the purposes 
of declining to assert jurisdiction over certain labor disputes 
involving such class or category of employers, the Board 
shall establish such dollar threshold at an amount— 
‘‘(A) for calendar year 2024, equal to the product 
of— 
‘‘(i) the dollar threshold applicable to such 
class or category as of the day prior to the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) ten; and 
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‘‘(B) for any calendar year after 2024, equal to 
the product of— 
‘‘(i) the dollar threshold applicable to such 
class or category for calendar year 2024 (after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph), multi-
plied by 
‘‘(ii) the quotient obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(I) the Personal Consumption Ex-
penditure Per Capita Index (as published 
by the Bureau of Economic Analysis) for 
such calendar year after 2024; by 
‘‘(II) the Personal Consumption Ex-
penditure Per Capita Index for calendar 
year 2024.’’. 
(b) PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE PER CAP-
ITA INDEX.—The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the De-
partment of Commerce shall prepare and publish an index 
reflecting expenditures for personal consumption by Ameri-
cans on a per capita basis for each year, beginning calendar 
year 2025, and such index shall be known as the ‘‘Personal 
Consumption Expenditure Per Capita Index’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to any decision of the National Labor 
Relations Board relating to the assertion of its jurisdiction 
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over a labor dispute made after the date of enactment of 
this section. 
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Union Calendar No. 281 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3400 
[Report No. 118–343] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ad-
just the dollar thresholds for National Labor Re-
lations Board jurisdiction over certain labor dis-
putes, and for other purposes. 
JANUARY 11, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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