United States 117th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 7743 — Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Summary

Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act This bill increases by a factor of 10 the revenue thresholds for businesses subject to the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

1 section in 1 law

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Labor-management relations · 29 U.S.C. ch. 7 1 section
  • § 164 Construction of provisions Amends

    29 U.S.C. § 164 — at 164(c)

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    (a) Supervisors as union members Nothing herein shall prohibit any individual employed as a supervisor from becoming or remaining a member of a labor organization, but no employer subject to this subchapter shall be compelled to deem individuals defined herein as supervisors as employees for the purpose of any law, either national or local, relating to collective bargaining. (b) Agreements requiring union membership in violation of State law Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as authorizing the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in any State or Territory in which such execution or application is prohibited by State or Territorial law. (c) Power of Board to decline jurisdiction of labor disputes; assertion of jurisdiction by State and Territorial courts (1) The Board, in its discretion, may, by rule of decision or by published rules adopted pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, decline to assert jurisdiction over any labor dispute involving any class or category of employers, where, in the opinion of the Board, the effect of such labor dispute on commerce is not sufficiently substantial to warrant the exercise of its jurisdiction: Provided, That the Board shall not decline to assert jurisdiction over any labor dispute over which it would assert jurisdiction under the standards prevailing upon August 1, 1959. (2) Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed to prevent or bar any agency or the courts of any State or Territory (including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands), from assuming and asserting jurisdiction over labor disputes over which the Board declines, pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, to assert jurisdiction.

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The bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to increase the dollar thresholds for National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over certain labor disputes.

  • 29 U.S.C. 164(c)

    (2) In establishing by rule any dollar threshold with respect to a class or category of employers for the purposes of declining to assert jurisdiction over certain labor disputes involving such class or category of employers, the Board shall establish such dollar threshold at an amount-- (A) for calendar year 2022, equal to the product of-- (i) the dollar threshold applicable to such class or category as of the day prior to the date of enactment of this paragraph, multiplied by (ii) ten; and (B) for any calendar year after 2022, equal to the product of-- (i) the dollar threshold applicable to such class or category for calendar year 2022 (after the date of enactment of this paragraph), multiplied by (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing-- (I) the Personal Consumption Expenditure Per Capita Index (as published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis) for such calendar year after 2022; by (II) the Personal Consumption Expenditure Per Capita Index for calendar year 2022.

    This addition establishes specific methods for calculating increased dollar thresholds for jurisdiction over labor disputes, affecting how the Board asserts its jurisdiction.

  • 29 U.S.C. 164(c)

    (2) → (3)

    This change redesignates the existing paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), allowing for the insertion of the new paragraph before it.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 7743 do?
Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act This bill increases by a factor of 10 the revenue thresholds for businesses subject to the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board.
Who sponsors HR 7743?
HR 7743 is sponsored by Good, Bob (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 7743?
This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 7743?
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