House Committee Approves Bill to Suspend NLRB Activity Requiring Three-Member Quorum

The House Education and Workforce Committee has voted to approve legislation that would require the National Relations Labor Board to cease activity requiring a three-member quorum until either more board members are confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court rules on the validity of the three appointments made by the President to the board or the congressional session ends, according to an AHA News Now report.

The legislation would also prohibit the board from enforcing any action taken after January 2012 or making any 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. The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the matter.

House Committee Approves Bill to Suspend NLRB Activity Requiring Three-Member Quorum

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