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ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA OF LABOR

LEGISLATION

Eighty-ninth Congress

First Session

During the 1st session of the 89th Congress, the Committee on Education and Labor had three standing subcommittees actively engaged in the consideration of legislation and problems in the field of labor-management affairs, the arts and humanities, and the deaf. The subcommittees held 83 days of public hearings and 22 executive sessions on 296 bills which were referred to them by Chairman Powell. Following is a list of labor bills and related subjects which were approved by the committee. Three bills dealing specifically with labor legislation became law. Four bills, although handled by labor subcommittees, are concerned primarily with education and related subjects.

Five bills were passed by the House but were not acted upon by the Senate.

Three bills are still pending in the Rules Committee.

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S. 974 (passed in lieu of
H.R. 4257) (Holland).

H.R. 7031 (Carey).

To amend the Manpower Development and
Training Act of 1962, as amended, and
for other purposes.

To provide for the establishment and opera-
tion of a National Technical Institute
for the Deaf.

H.R. 4714 (Thompson). To amend the National Arts and Cultural

S. 1483 (passed in lieu of H.R. 9460) (Thompson).

H.R. 5883 (Pucinski) – –.

S. 2232 (passed in lieu of
H.R. 10768) (Scott).

H.R. 10238 (O'Hara,
Michigan).

Development Act of 1964 with respect to
the authorization of appropriations there-
in.

To provide for the establishment of the
National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities to promote progress and
scholarship in the humanities and the
arts in the United States, and for other
purposes.
To amend the bonding provisions of the
Labor-Management Reporting and Dis-
closure Act of 1959 and the Welfare and
Pension Plans Disclosure Act.
To amend an act entitled, "An act to pro-
vide in the Department of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare for a loan service of
captioned films for the deaf,” approved
Sept. 2, 1958, as amended, in order to
further provide for a loan service of edu-
cational media for the deaf, and for other
purposes.

To provide labor standards for certain
persons employed by Federal contractors
to furnish services to Federal agencies,
and for other purposes.

Public Law No.

89-15

89-36

89-125

89-209

89-216

89-258

89-286

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H.R. 3584 (Dent) __

To amend the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act so as to provide further for the prevention of accidents in coal mines.

H.R. 77 (Thompson). To repeal sec. 14(b) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, and sec. 705(b) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 and to amend the 1st proviso of sec. 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended.

H.R. 1153 (Roosevelt). To amend sec. 302(c) of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, to permit employer contributions for joint industry promotion of products in certain instances or a joint committee or joint board empowered to interpret provisions of collective bargaining agree

H.R. 8989 (O'Hara,
Michigan).

H.R. 10774 (Dent)

ments.

To promote health and safety in metal and nonme-
tallic mineral industries, and for other purposes.
To amend sec. 302 of the Labor Management Relations
Act, 1947, to broaden the permissible uses of trust
funds to which employers contribute, and for other
purposes.

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H.R. 10065 (Hawkins). To more effectively prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, and for other purposes. (21-day resolution (H. Res. 506) adopted Sept. 13, 1965).

H.R. 10518 (Roosevelt).

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend its protection to additional employees, to raise the minimum wage, and for other purposes. (21-day rule requested (H. Res. 546)).

H.R. 10027 (Sickles). To amend sec. 8(b) (4) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, with respect to strike at the sites of construction projects.

The attached chart entitled "History of Labor Legislation Reported by the Full Committee" gives a detailed picture of the progress of labor legislation.

Bill

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History of labor legislation reported by full committee 1st sess., 89th Cong.

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National Council on the Arts, technical
amendment (H.R. 4714).1

Thompson,

Special

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146

Mar. 9

Apr. 29

Aug. 6

Aug. 13

89-125

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National Foundation on the Arts and
Humanities (H.R. 9460) (S. 1483, as
amended, passed in lieu).1
Amendments to the act providing for a
loan service of captioned films for the
deaf (H.R. 10768) (S. 2232 passed).1
Federal Coal Mine Safety Act amend-
ments (H.R. 3584).
Repeal of sec. 14(b) of Taft-Hartley
(H.R. 77).

Joint industry promotion (H.R. 1153)..

Metallic and nonmetallic mine safety (H.R. 8989).

Permissible uses of trust funds (H.R.
10774).

Discrimination in employment (H.R.
10065).

Fair Labor Standards Act Amendments
of 1965 (H.R. 10518).

Situs picketing (H.R. 10027).

1 Although some of this legislation is concerned primarily with education and related subjects, it was handled by a labor subcommittee. Therefore, it is listed in the history

of labor legislation. It is also listed in the history of education legislation. 2 Conference report.

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GENERAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR

The General Subcommittee on Labor considered six legislative proposals during the 1st session of the 89th Congress. Thirty-five days of hearings were devoted to the study of these subjects, 28 days being confined to receipt of testimony on the proposed amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Bonding provisions of Federal labor laws

H.R. 2475 was introduced by Mr. Roosevelt on January 12, 1965. It was identical to a bill, H.R. 10873, reported by the full committee the preceding year which failed final consideration by the House. Mr. Dent also introduced an identical bill, H.R. 2409. Based on testimony received in the 88th Congress, H.R. 2475 was favorably reported by the subcommittee on February 3, 1965. On March 17 the full committee reported the bill to the House (H. Rept. 182) with a new numerical designation and a new author, H.R. 5883 by Mr. Pucinski. A resolution introduced by the chairman to consider this bill was adopted by the House and the bill was debated on the House floor and passed the House on May 27, 1965.

The primary purpose of the bill was to bring the bonding provisions of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act into conformity with those of the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act thereby requiring officers and representatives of labor organizations who handle funds to be bonded under a fraud or dishonesty bond. Joint labor-management programs

H.R. 1153, introduced by Mr. Roosevelt on January 4, 1965, was identical to H.R. 5690, a bill reported by the full committee in the 88th Congress which failed to pass the House.

In order to receive any new information on the provisions of the bill, the subcommittee held a 1-day hearing on H.R. 1153 on March 9, 1965, and received testimony from three witnesses and entered into the hearing record statements from representatives of 25 associations.

On April 29, 1965, the subcommittee reported H.R. 1153, with amendments, to the full committee. The full committee reported H.R. 1153, with amendments (H. Rept. 491) to the House on May 5, 1965. A rule was requested on May 5 and granted on July 15. The bill passed the House on August 10, 1965.

H.R. 1153 would amend section 302(c) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, to permit employer contributions for joint industry promotion of products in certain instances or a joint committee or joint board empowered to interpret provisions of collective bargaining agreements.

Amendments to the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act

Another bill which was considered by the subcommittee, reported by the full committee (H. Rept. 936), but received no consideration by the House in the 88th Congress, was H.R. 9000. Therefore, Mr. Roosevelt introduced an identical bill in the 89th Congress, H.R. 3584, which the subcommittee, based on extensive hearings in the previous session, reported to the full committee on February 3, 1965. The bill was referred back to the subcommittee for hearings to receive any new information. On March 10 the subcommittee held a hearing and on March 11 reported to the full committee. The full committee

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