Expanding Labor Representation in the Workforce System Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 567 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 567

To expand labor representation on State and local workforce development 
 boards, to provide a definition of labor organization, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2025

Ms. Sherrill (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mrs. Hayes) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                             and Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To expand labor representation on State and local workforce development 
 boards, to provide a definition of labor organization, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Labor Representation in 
the Workforce System Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

    Section 101(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111(b)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking 
``20 percent'' and inserting ``30 percent''.

SEC. 3. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

    Section 107(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3122(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``20'' and 
inserting ``30''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF LABOR ORGANIZATION.

    Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(72) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 2(5) of the National 
        Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(5)), except that such term 
        shall also include--
                    ``(A) any organization composed of labor 
                organizations, such as a labor union federation or a 
                State or municipal labor body; and
                    ``(B) any organization which would be included in 
                the definition for such term under such section 2(5) 
                but for the fact that the organization represents--
                            ``(i) individuals employed by the United 
                        States, any wholly owned Government 
                        corporation, any Federal Reserve Bank, or any 
                        State or political subdivision thereof;
                            ``(ii) individuals employed by persons 
                        subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 
                        et seq.); or
                            ``(iii) individuals employed as 
                        agricultural laborers.''.
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