S. 969 · 110th Congress
RESPECT Act
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 110th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
31 cosponsors · 29 D, 1 R, 1 I
2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act or the RESPECT Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise the definition of "supervisor" in the following ways: (1) require the individual to have authority over employees for a majority of the individual's worktime; and (2) remove authority to assign other…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 22, 2007
Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act or the RESPECT Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise the definition of "supervisor" in the following ways: (1) require the individual to have authority over employees for a majority of the individual's worktime; and (2) remove authority to assign other employees and to responsibly direct employees as conditions for being considered a supervisor.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: RESPECT Act
Also known as: Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act
Latest action (Mar 22, 2007): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3616)
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 22, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.