[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1431 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1431

To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to 
            prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2015

Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to 
            prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.

    The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 20.  Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt a law 
of any State, territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, 
criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for stalking, 
cyberstalking, or harassment.''.

SEC. 2. RAILWAY LABOR ACT.

    Title I of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 16. CONFLICTS WITH STATE STALKING LAWS.

    ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt a law of any 
State, Territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, 
criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for stalking, 
cyberstalking, or harassment.''.
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