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HOUSE 731118th CongressMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to modify the period before the date of any primary election or general election during which a mass mailing is not frankable by a Member of the House who is a candidate in such election, and for other purposes.

Last Action
12/5/2023

Actions

  • 2023-02-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
  • 2023-02-01Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-02-01Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-02-01Introduced in House
  • 2023-02-01Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-02-01 (00)

Workforce Mobility Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the use of noncompete agreements in the context of commercial enterprises except under certain circumstances.

The first exception is that the seller of a business entity may enter into an agreement to refrain from engaging in a similar business in the geographic area where the business being sold has conducted business prior to the agreement. This exception extends to agreements by senior executive officials who have a severance agreement as part of the conditions of sale (i.e., a buyout provision). Second, a partner of an enterprise may enter into an agreement that, upon dissolution of the partnership or dissociation of the partner from the partnership, the partner will refrain from engaging in a similar business in the geographic areas where the partnership has conducted business prior to the agreement.

Commercial enterprises must post notice of the prohibition of noncompete agreements under this bill in a conspicuous area of the workplace and conduct a public awareness campaign to inform the public of the provisions of this bill.

The Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Labor shall investigate or enforce the provisions of the bill. Individuals and state attorneys general may also bring civil actions to enforce the provisions of the bill.

Cosponsors (3)

  • Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
  • ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
  • August Pfluger (R-TX)

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Congressional oversight
  • Contracts and agency
  • Department of Labor
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • State and local government operations
  • Trade secrets and economic espionage
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