S. 1666: Employer Free Speech Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-06 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-10-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Employer Free Speech Act

Plain summary

Employer Free Speech Act - Declares that the proposed rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) entitled "Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act" and published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2011, shall have no force or effect. (The proposed rule, at 76 Fed. Reg. 54006, would require employers, including labor organizations in their capacity as employers, to post notices informing employees of their rights to bargain collectively under the National Labor Relations Act.)

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Official text

Employer Free Speech Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · 1 cosponsors

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Jerry Moran (R-KS)

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Federal Register: The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1666.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s1666 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112