On Thursday, June 29, at 11:30 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will mark up legislative proposals to reform the National Labor Relations Act. The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
* Introduced by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 986 ) would protect the sovereignty of Native American tribes from bureaucratic overreach and ensure tribes have control over their labor relations.
* Introduced by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 2776) would promote worker freedom and restore fairness to union elections.
* Introduced by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), the Employee Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2775) empowers workers to control the disclosure of their personal information.
On Wednesday, June 28, at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing to examine opportunities to strengthen protections for student privacy. Members will discuss whether current federal efforts are supporting high-quality research that serves the best interests of parents and taxpayers. The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Witnesses
Ms. Rachael Stickland
Co-Founder and Co-Chair
Parent Coalition for Student Privacy
Littleton, CO
Dr. Nathaniel Schwartz
Chief Research and Strategy Officer
Tennessee Department of Education
Nashville, TN
Dr. Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
Director, The Hamilton Project
The Brookings Institution
Washington, DC
Dr. Grover J. “Russ" Whitehurst
Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, Center on Children and Families
The Brookings Institution
Washington, DC
