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H.R. 4499: Working Families Access to Justice Act of 2004

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H.R. 4499: Working Families Access to Justice Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-03 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Working Families Access to Justice Act of 2004

Plain summary

Working Families Access to Justice Act of 2004 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require attorneys' fees to be awarded to the prevailing party in an administrative or court proceeding involving the National Labor Relations Board if such party is an employer or labor organization that, at the time of such adversary adjudication or civil action, had not more than 100 employees and not more than $7 million of net worth.

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Official text

Working Families Access to Justice Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · 9 cosponsors

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John R. Carter (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4499 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108