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On the recordApril 12, 2013
I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mrs. Bustos moves to recommit the bill (H.R. 1120) to the Committee on Education and the Workforce with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: At the end of the bill, insert the following: SEC. 5. PROTECTING THE EMPLOYMENT AND ELECTION RIGHTS OF VETERANS AND THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE AGAINST OUTSOURCING, ABUSE BY FOREIGN FIRMS, UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS, AND DISCRIMINATION. This Act shall not apply to any case or matter before the National Labor Relations Board involving any of the following: (1) Any former members of the Armed Forces fired from a job in violation of the National Labor Relations Act or the processing of an election for representation for collective bargaining sought by any former member of the Armed Forces. (2) Any attempt by a U.S. employer to outsource jobs or work overseas in violation of such Act. (3) Any violation by an employer that is a foreign-owned firm against the rights of American workers under such Act. (4) Workers seeking good faith bargaining under such Act to address issues related to health and safety, including hazardous working conditions involving underground mines, exposure to toxic chemicals, or explosions. (5) Workers seeking good faith bargaining under such Act to address discrimination based on age, sex, disability, race, religion, or other personal characteristics.…
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Cheri Bustos
Illinois
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Apr 12, 2013

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