To declare that certain agency actions by the National Labor Relations Board shall have no force or effect until final disposition is made in certain actions relating to the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending in Federal court, and to prohibit further actions by such Board until such time.

Summary

Declares that any agency action taken by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) since January 4, 2012, shall be void unless each NLRB member has been appointed: (1) by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or (2) by the President to fill a vacancy during a recess of the Senate. Terminates such requirements upon final disposition of all actions alleging as a material fact the unconstitutionality of the appointment of individuals to the NLRB that are pending before a federal court as of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the NLRB from taking any agency action until final disposition is made in all such actions.

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Timeline

1. 5 March 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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2. 5 March 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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3. 5 March 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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4. 23 April 2013

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Steve Womack · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · R · Sponsor
• Eric Crawford · R · Sponsor
• Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
• K. Conaway · R · Sponsor
• Andy Harris · R · Sponsor
• Robert Aderholt · R · Sponsor
• Mike Rogers · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
• WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
• Mick Mulvaney · R · Sponsor
• Tom Cole · R · Sponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Sponsor
• Steve Scalise · R · Sponsor
• Billy Long · R · Sponsor
• Steve King · R · Cosponsor
• STEVE CHABOT · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
• Ron DeSantis · R · Cosponsor
• Cynthia Lummis · R · Cosponsor
• Tim Walberg · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-45] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
• James Lankford · R · Cosponsor
• Jim Jordan · R · Cosponsor
• Doug LaMalfa · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Markwayne Mullin · R · Cosponsor
• Tom Graves · R · Cosponsor
• Joe Wilson · R · Cosponsor
• Todd Rokita · R · Cosponsor
• Mark Meadows · R · Cosponsor
• Kevin Yoder · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
• Doug Lamborn · R · Cosponsor
• Robert Pittenger · R · Cosponsor
• Steven Palazzo · R · Cosponsor
• Jeff Duncan · R · Cosponsor
• Trey Gowdy · R · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1120) to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress.
• related to → Advice and Consent Restoration Act
• related to → Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act
• related to ← NLRB Freeze Act of 2013
• related to ← Advice and Consent Restoration Act
• related to ← Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act