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On the recordFebruary 6, 2020
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: On page 31, line 18, strike ``Section 203(c)'' and insert ``(a) In General.--Section 203(c)''. On page 32, after line 7, insert the following: (b) Whistleblower Protections.--The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is further amended-- (1) by redesignating section 611 (29 U.S.C. 531) as section 612; and (2) by inserting after section 610 (29 U.S.C. 530), the following new section: ``whistleblower protections ``Sec. 611. ``(a) In General.--No employer or labor organization shall terminate or in any other way discriminate against, or cause to be terminated or discriminated against, any applicant, covered employee, or former covered employee, of the employer or the labor organization by reason of the fact that such applicant, covered employee, or former covered employee does, or the employer or labor organization perceives the employee to do, any of the following: ``(1) Provide, cause to be provided, or is about to provide or cause to be provided, information to the labor organization, the Department of Labor, or any other State, local, or Federal Government authority or law enforcement agency relating to any violation of, or any act or omission that such employee reasonably believes to be a violation of, any provision of this Act.…
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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