II Calendar No. 173 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2587 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2011 Received; read the first time September 16, 2011 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act.

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Authority of the NLRB

Section 10(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 160) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: : Provided further, That the Board shall have no power to order an employer (or seek an order against an employer) to restore or reinstate any work, product, production line, or equipment, to rescind any relocation, transfer, subcontracting, outsourcing, or other change regarding the location, entity, or employer who shall be engaged in production or other business operations, or to require any employer to make an initial or additional investment at a particular plant, facility, or location.

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Retroactivity

The amendment made by section 2 shall apply to any complaint for which a final adjudication by the National Labor Relations Board has not been made by the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2011. Karen L. Haas, Clerk September 16, 2011 Read the second time and placed on the calendar