The legislation would also prohibit the board from enforcing any action taken after January 2012 or making interagency appointments that require a quorum.
At the heart of the issue is whether President Obama validly used his recess appointment authority to appoint three members to the board on Jan. 4, 2012 without Senate approval. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals found the appointments to be invalid. Last month, the board said it intends to ask the Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals ruling. If the ruling stands, it could invalidate all NLRB decisions made since the appointees joined the board. If the Supreme Court takes up the case, it will most likely be heard in the term beginning October 2013.
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