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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 fol-
lowing 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 order-
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ment under any circumstance. 
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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 ‘‘Protecting Jobs From 
Government Interference Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE NLRB. 
Section 10(c) of the National Labor Relations Act 
(29 U.S.C. 160) is amended by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘: Provided further, That the 
Board shall have no power to order an employer (or seek 
an order against an employer) to restore or reinstate any 
work, product, production line, or equipment, to rescind 
any relocation, transfer, subcontracting, outsourcing, or 
other change regarding the location, entity, or persons who 
shall be engaged in production or other business oper-
ations, or to require any employer to make an initial or 
additional investment at a particular plant, facility, or lo-
cation.’’. 
SEC. 3. RETROACTIVITY. 
The Act shall apply to any complaint for which a final 
adjudication by the Board has not been made by the date 
of enactment. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Jobs From 
Government Interference Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE NLRB. 
Section 10(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 160) is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘: Provided further, That the Board 
shall have no power to order an employer (or seek an order 
against an employer) to restore or reinstate any work, prod-
uct, production line, or equipment, to rescind any reloca-
tion, transfer, subcontracting, outsourcing, or other change 
regarding the location, entity, or employer who shall be en-
gaged in production or other business operations, or to re-
quire any employer to make an initial or additional invest-
ment at a particular plant, facility, or location’’. 
SEC. 3. RETROACTIVITY. 
The amendment made by section 2 shall apply to any 
complaint for which a final adjudication by the National 
Labor Relations Board has not been made by the date of 
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 
from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or 
transfer employment under any circumstance. 
JULY 25, 2011 
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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