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H.R. 557: Advice and Consent Restoration Act

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H.R. 557: Advice and Consent Restoration Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-06 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-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 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. 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.

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Official title

Advice and Consent Restoration Act

Plain summary

Advice and Consent Restoration Act - Prohibits a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member from receiving a salary unless that member has been appointed: (1) by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or (2) by the President to fill a vacancy during a recess of the Senate. Prohibits an unconstitutional quorum of the NLRB from convening or taking any agency action until a final judgment is entered in all cases pending before a federal court challenging the constitutionality of the purported appointment of NLRB members.

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Official text

Advice and Consent Restoration Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] · 44 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Scott Perry (R-PA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), David P. Joyce (R-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Quorum
The minimum number of members who must be present for a body to do official business.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr557 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113