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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. THOMP-
SON 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. WEST-
MORELAND, 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. ROHR-
ABACHER, 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. MAC-
ARTHUR, 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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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 
as joint employers under the National Labor Re-
lations Act. 
DECEMBER 1, 2015 
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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