Workers Solidarity Act of 2012

Workers Solidarity Act of 2012 - Requires any person found by a final decision or order to have engaged in an unfair labor practice in violation of the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) be proposed for debarment for five years from any federal contract or grant, and (2) be ineligible for five years to receive a federal subsidy or loan.

Requires revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require each federal contract to require the contractor to include a clause in any subcontract certifying that the subcontractor has not been found to have engaged in an unfair labor practice in violation of the Act.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6668 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6668

To require the proposal for debarment from contracting with the Federal 
 Government of persons violating the National Labor Relations Act, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 13, 2012

 Mr. Kucinich introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the proposal for debarment from contracting with the Federal 
 Government of persons violating the National Labor Relations Act, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Workers Solidarity Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PROPOSE FOR DEBARMENT PERSONS VIOLATING THE 
              NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.

    (a) Requirement To Propose for Debarment.--Any person found by a 
final decision or order to have engaged in an unfair labor practice in 
violation of section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 158(a))--
            (1) shall be proposed for debarment for five years from any 
        contract or grant awarded by the Federal Government within 30 
        days after a final decision or order of such violation; and
            (2) may not receive a subsidy or loan from the Federal 
        Government for five years.
    (b) Final Decision or Order.--For purposes of this section, a 
decision or order becomes final when all appeals of the decision or 
order have been finally determined, or all time for filing such appeals 
has expired.
    (c) Subcontractor Restriction.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
shall be revised to require that each contract of the Federal 
Government shall contain a clause that requires the contractor to 
include a clause in any subcontract (at any tier) certifying that the 
subcontractor has not been found by a final decision or order to have 
engaged in an unfair labor practice in violation of section 8(a) of the 
National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)).
    (d) Revision of Federal Acquisition Regulation.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to implement the provisions of 
this section.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means a binding 
        agreement entered into by a Federal agency for the purpose of 
        obtaining property or services.
            (2) Contractor.--The term ``contractor'' means an 
        individual or entity that has been awarded or is seeking to be 
        awarded a contract by the Federal Government.
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