United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1722 (115th)
Protecting American Jobs Act
Introduced
24 March 2017
Last action
24 March 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsors
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10], Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1], Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11], Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6], Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10], Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3], Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Subjects
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Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Protecting American Jobs Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act, with respect to the authority of the National Labor Relations Board, to: repeal the authority of the General Counsel of the board to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices; limit the board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the board; prohibit the board from promulgating rules that affect the substantive rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization; repeal the board's authority to prevent persons from engaging in unfair labor practices, limiting such authority to the investigation of allegations of such practices; and repeal the board's authority to petition courts for enforcement of its orders, seek injunctions, or hold hearings on jurisdictional strikes.
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Timeline
24 March 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 March 2017 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1722
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1722
- us · 115-hr-1722 · source updated 11 August 2025