To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws.

Bill: 114-hr-1431
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2015-03-18
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Civil actions and liability

Federal preemption

Labor-management relations

Railroads

State and local government operations

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to declare that nothing in those Acts shall be construed to preempt a law of any state, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for stalking, cyberstalking, or harassment.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1431 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2015 Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws.

1. National Labor Relations Act The National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 20. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt a law of any State, territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for stalking, cyberstalking, or harassment. . 2. Railway Labor Act Title I of the Railway Labor Act ( 45 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 16. Conflicts with State stalking laws Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt a law of any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for stalking, cyberstalking, or harassment. .