3.0.0 7396 2022-12-29T23:03:26Z 2022-12-29T23:03:26Z House HR 2022-04-05 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUDD:H.R. 7396.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 grants that Congress shall``regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes;''Article l,Section 8, Clause 18 grants that ``The Congress shall havePower to . . . Make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by [the] Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.''[Page H4191]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-04-05T14:01:10Z PLUS Act of 2022 117 3912 S 2022-03-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2022-04-05 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2022-04-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-04-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 N P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] Scott Perry R PA 10 2022-04-05 True D000626 Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] Warren Davidson R OH 8 2022-04-05 True R000612 Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] John Rose R TN W. 6 2022-04-05 True C001116 Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] Andrew Clyde R GA S. 9 2022-04-05 True Labor and Employment Labor and Employment 00 2022-04-05 Introduced in House 2022-04-18T14:19:46Z Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2022 or the PLUS Act of 2022

This bill makes it unlawful for a labor organization or its agents while representing, or seeking to represent, employees engaged in maritime employment to engage in a labor slowdown at any time, including when a collective-bargaining agreement is in effect. It also prohibits a labor organization from impeding (1) modernization efforts at a port, or (2) the servicing of any automated vessel.

The bill allows a party injured by such conduct to recover two times the amount of damages sustained and reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees.

]]> PLUS Act of 2022 Display Title PLUS Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced PLUS Act of 2022 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2022 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to deter labor slowdowns and prohibit labor organizations from blocking modernization efforts at ports of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr7396ih/xml/BILLS-117hr7396ih.xml 2022-04-05 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.