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Bills About Labor And Employment Sponsored by Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

Sen. Alexander sponsored 17 bills about labor and employment in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Feb. 13, 2018	S.RES.404	A resolution recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.	4	Bipartisan	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1291-1292; text: CR 2/13/2018 S909)
June 14, 2017	S.1350	A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the timing of elections and pre-election hearings and the identification of pre-election issues, and to require that lists of employees eligible to vote in organizing elections be provided to the National Labor Relations Board.	18	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 15, 2016	S.RES.560	A resolution designating October 30, 2016, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.	10	Bipartisan	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 29, 2016	S.3464	A bill to provide incremental increases to the salary threshold for exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 661.
March 15, 2016	S.2686	A bill to clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act.	46	All Republicans	Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
June 7, 2016	S.J.RES.34	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.	44	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 16, 2016	S.2693	A bill to ensure the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission allocates its resources appropriately by prioritizing complaints of discrimination before implementing the proposed revision of the employer information report EEO-1, and for other purposes.	3	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 24, 2015	S.RES.213	A resolution designating October 30, 2015, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.	10	Bipartisan	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 9, 2015	S.2015	A bill to clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act.	49	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 28, 2015	S.1124	An original bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to improve the Act.	0		Became Public Law No: 114-18.
Feb. 9, 2015	S.J.RES.8	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures.	51	All Republicans	Motion to table the veto message to accompany S. J. Res. 8 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 3. Record Vote Number: 172. (consideration: CR S2644)
April 14, 2015	S.933	A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the timing of elections and pre-election hearings and the identification of pre-election issues, and to require that lists of employees eligible to vote in organizing elections be provided to the National Labor Relations Board.	12	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 28, 2015	S.288	A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to reform the National Labor Relations Board, the Office of the General Counsel, and the process for appellate review, and for other purposes.	7	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S600)
Sept. 16, 2014	S.2814	A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to reform the National Labor Relations Board, the Office of the General Counsel, and the process for appellate review, and for other purposes.	5	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 27, 2014	S.2178	A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the timing of elections and pre-election hearings and the identification of pre-election issues, and to require that lists of employees eligible to vote in organizing elections be provided to the National Labor Relations Board.	12	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 25, 2013	S.850	A bill to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress.	16	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 12, 2011	S.964	A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the applicability of such Act with respect to States that have right to work laws in effect.	36	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S2936)

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