# 115-hr-5632: End Employer Collusion Act

115-hr-5632, End Employer Collusion Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5632
- Congress: 115
- Title: End Employer Collusion Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Introduced: 2018-04-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

End Employer Collusion Act This bill makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A "restrictive employment agreement" is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees. The bill allows aggrieved individuals to bring a civil action for actual and punitive damages, plus attorney's fees, against an entity that enters into, or threatens to enforce, a restrictive employment agreement. The bill grants the Federal Trade Commission the power to enforce the requirements of this bill.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6543: Aim Higher Act
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5632 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5632)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6543: Aim Higher Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6543)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6193)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5632 (as of 2025-11-18).