Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
Sponsored By: Representative Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
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Summary
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it revises the definition of "employee" and "supervisor" to prevent employers from classifying employees as exempt from labor law protections, expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of or discrimination against workers who participate in strikes, makes it an unfair labor practice to require or coerce employees to attend employer meetings designed to discourage union membership, permits workers to participate in collective or class action litigation, allows injunctions against employers engaging in unfair labor practices involving discharge or serious economic harm to an employee, expands penalties for labor law violations, including interference with the National Labor Relations Board or causing serious economic harm to an employee, and allows any person to bring a civil action for harm caused by labor law violations or unfair labor practices.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/15/2019
Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/15/2019
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2019
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2019
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/17/2019
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/17/2019
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/21/2019
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/21/2019
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2019
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2019
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/23/2019
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/23/2019
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/24/2019
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/24/2019
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/24/2019
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/24/2019
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/28/2019
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
WM. CLAY
MO • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
PETER VISCLOSKY
IN • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/2/2019
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/3/2019
Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]
IA • D
Sponsored 5/3/2019
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2019
Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2019
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/7/2019
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2019
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/9/2019
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/9/2019
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/9/2019
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/9/2019
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/9/2019
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/9/2019
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/10/2019
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/10/2019
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/10/2019
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/14/2019
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/14/2019
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/14/2019
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/15/2019
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2019
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/15/2019
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/15/2019
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2019
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2019
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/15/2019
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/30/2019
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/4/2019
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/6/2019
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 6/6/2019
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 6/10/2019
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
IA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2019
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2019
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/12/2019
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 6/12/2019
COLLIN PETERSON
MN • D
Sponsored 6/12/2019
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/13/2019
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/13/2019
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/13/2019
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/14/2019
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 6/14/2019
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/18/2019
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/18/2019
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/26/2019
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/26/2019
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/26/2019
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/26/2019
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/26/2019
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/2/2019
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/10/2019
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/30/2019
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/30/2019
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/30/2019
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/30/2019
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/30/2019
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/30/2019
NITA LOWEY
NY • D
Sponsored 6/4/2019
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 6/4/2019
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 6/4/2019
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/10/2019
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/18/2019
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/18/2019
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/18/2019
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/22/2019
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2019
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2019
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2019
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2019
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2019
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2019
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2019
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/30/2019
Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/30/2019
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/30/2019
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/2/2019
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 8/16/2019
Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
NY • D
Sponsored 8/27/2019
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/27/2019
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/6/2019
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/6/2019
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/6/2019
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/6/2019
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/6/2019
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 9/6/2019
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/6/2019
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/11/2019
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/12/2019
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 9/12/2019
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/16/2019
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 9/19/2019
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2019
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/19/2019
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/26/2019
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 9/26/2019
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 10/4/2019
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/4/2019
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/8/2019
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
Sponsored 10/11/2019
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 10/18/2019
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Sponsored 10/18/2019
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 12/5/2019
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