To declare that certain agency actions by the National Labor Relations Board shall have no force or effect until final disposition is made in certain actions relating to the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending in Federal court, and to prohibit further actions by such Board until such time.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

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Separate related Senate measures (3)

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Related Senate bill: S.180 NLRB Freeze Act of 2013

Related Senate bill: S.188 Advice and Consent Restoration Act

Related Senate bill: S.850 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 5, 2013

Declares that any agency action taken by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) since January 4, 2012, shall be void unless each NLRB member has been appointed: (1) by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or (2) by the President to fill a vacancy during a recess of the Senate.

Terminates such requirements upon final disposition of all actions alleging as a material fact the unconstitutionality of the appointment of individuals to the NLRB that are pending before a federal court as of enactment of this Act.

Prohibits the NLRB from taking any agency action until final disposition is made in all such actions.

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Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] · R–AR

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Apr 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 5, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 5, 2013
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2013
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.976, 113th Congress: To declare that certain agency actions by the National Labor Relations Board shall have no force or effect until final disposition is made in certain actions relating to the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending in Federal court, and to prohibit further actions by such Board until such time.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/976

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Discuss H.R.976, 113th Congress: To declare that certain agency actions by the National Labor Relations Board shall have no force or effect until final disposition is made in certain actions relating to the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending in Federal court, and to prohibit further actions by such Board until such time.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/976

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr976/BILLS-113hr976ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.976, 113th Congress: To declare that certain agency actions by the National Labor Relations Board shall have no force or effect until final disposition is made in certain actions relating to the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending in Federal court, and to prohibit further actions by such Board until such time.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/976

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2013-03-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr976/BILLS-113hr976ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.976, 113th Congress: To declare that certain agency actions by the National Labor Relations Board shall have no force or effect until final disposition is made in certain actions relating to the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending in Federal court, and to prohibit further actions by such Board until such time.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/976

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2013-03-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr976/BILLS-113hr976ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.R.976 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.