Freedom from Union Identity Theft Act

Bill: 115-hr-3055
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
Introduced: 2017-06-26
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Computer security and identity theft

Federal preemption

Labor-management relations

Right of privacy
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Freedom from Union Identity Theft Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to declare that nothing in such 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 identity theft or the release of an individual's personally identifiable information.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3055 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2017 Mr. Ferguson (for himself and Mr. Carter of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the National Labor Relations Act to prohibit the preemption of State identity theft laws.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom from Union Identity Theft Act . 2. 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 identity theft or the release of an individual’s personally identifiable information. .