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H.R. 1722: Protecting American Jobs Act

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H.R. 1722: Protecting American Jobs Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-24 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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

Protecting American Jobs Act

Plain summary

Protecting American Jobs Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act, with respect to the authority of the National Labor Relations Board, to: repeal the authority of the General Counsel of the board to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices; limit the board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the board; prohibit the board from promulgating rules that affect the substantive rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization; repeal the board's authority to prevent persons from engaging in unfair labor practices, limiting such authority to the investigation of allegations of such practices; and repeal the board's authority to petition courts for enforcement of its orders, seek injunctions, or hold hearings on jurisdictional strikes.

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Official text

Protecting American Jobs Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · 37 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Ken Calvert (R-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Brian Babin (R-TX), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Steve Womack (R-AR)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] 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 (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1722 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115