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H.R. 3878 (102nd)

American Jobs Protection Act

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Introduced

22 November 1991

Last action

24 April 1992 · Committee

Status

Field Hearings Held in San Francisco, California.

Sponsors

Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15], Rep. Gaydos, Joseph M. [D-PA-20], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7], Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7], Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11], Rep. Collins, Barbara-Rose [D-MI-15], PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8], Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20], Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8], Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5], Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-21], Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18], Rep. Blackwell, Lucien E. [D-PA-2], Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

23 March 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

American Jobs Protection Act - Requires employers to provide specified notice and employee benefits (including severance pay, continuation of health care benefits, reimbursement for retraining, and accelerated eligibility for early retirement) to employees who are subject to a plant closing or mass layoff because their work is transferred to another country which has specified levels of lower wages or less effective employment standards for overtime compensation, child labor, and employee safety. Provides for enforcement of this Act by investigative and administrative actions by the Secretary of Labor, civil actions by employees and the Secretary, and actions for injunctions. Provides for application under this Act of definitions under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, with exceptions for the terms employer, plant closing, mass layoff, and employment loss.

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Timeline

  1. 22 November 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 November 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 November 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 January 1992

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Labor.

    Source: Committee

  5. 17 January 1992

    Committee

    Field Hearings Held in Westland, MI.

    Source: Committee

  6. 4 February 1992

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

    Source: Committee

  7. 28 March 1992

    Committee

    Field Hearings Held in Flint, Michigan.

    Source: Committee

  8. 30 March 1992

    Committee

    Field Hearings Held in Columbus, Ohio.

    Source: Committee

  9. 24 April 1992

    Committee

    Field Hearings Held in San Francisco, California.

    Source: Committee

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