HR 1289 · 93th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Emergency Public Interest Protection Act

Introduced 1973-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Wydler, John W. [R-NY-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1973-01-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Emergency Public Interest Protection Act Title I: Amendments to the Labor-Management Relations Act Relating to Emergency Disputes in the Transportation Industry - Makes the national emergency provisions of the Labor-Management Relations Act applicable to all transportation industries by repealing the emergency procedures of the Railway Labor Act. Empowers the President to use, in addition to the basic emergency dispute provisions of the Labor-Management Relations Act, one of three new options for dealing with national emergency disputes in the transportation industries. Provides that these optional procedures could be used if a transportation national emergency dispute was still unresolved after the 80-day cooling-off period provided in the Labor-Management Relations Act. Directs that the basic 80-day injunction would have to be issued by a three judge court in the case of national emergency disputes in the transportation industries. Empowers the President to choose any one of these new procedures, but if the one chosen does not result in the resolution of the dispute, the provisions in current law for a report to the Congress would remain in effect. Authorizes the President to ext…

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