H.R. 1367 · 109th Congress
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to protecting the labor rights of current and former employees of…
Full title
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to protecting the labor rights of current and former employees of coal industry employers that are debtors under such title.
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Expresses the sense of Congress that the abuse of the provisions of bankruptcy law by certain coal industry employers is damaging to the economic health of the United States, as well as to the employees who are directly harmed by such legal abuses.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 17, 2005
Expresses the sense of Congress that the abuse of the provisions of bankruptcy law by certain coal industry employers is damaging to the economic health of the United States, as well as to the employees who are directly harmed by such legal abuses.
Amends Federal bankruptcy law to declare that sale by the bankruptcy trustee of a facility owned or operated by a coal industry employer involved in coal production, processing, or transportation is subject to the labor rights of the current and former employees of the debtor.
States that if employees at such facility are represented by a labor organization, such organization is conclusively presumed to enjoy majority support for a period of one year from the date of such sale, or such longer period as required by applicable nonbankruptcy law.
Sets forth criteria for approval of an application to reject a collective bargaining agreement by a coal industry employer relating to a covered facility.
States that obligations arising under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement before the entry of bankruptcy relief are secured by a lien on all of the debtor's assets.
Declares that all members of a debtor's controlled group of corporations are jointly and severally liable for damages arising as the result of the court-approved application for the modification of retiree benefits owed by a coal industry employer relating to a covered facility. Declares all such claims entitled to priority status.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to protecting the labor rights of current and former employees of coal industry employers that are debtors under such title.
Latest action (Apr 4, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 17, 2005
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No recorded floor vote found.