Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3532 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3532 To prohibit an employer from terminating the coverage of an employee under a group health plan while the employer is engaged in a lock-out or while the employee is engaged in a lawful strike, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2025 Mr. Deluzio (for himself and Ms. McBride) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit an employer from terminating the coverage of an employee under a group health plan while the employer is engaged in a lock-out or while the employee is engaged in a lawful strike, 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 ``Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act''. SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE UNDER A GROUP HEALTH PLAN DURING A LOCK-OUT OR A LAWFUL STRIKE. (a) Lock-Out.--Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(6) to terminate or alter the coverage of an employee under a group health plan during the period that such employer is taking action to lock-out, suspend, or otherwise withhold employment from the employee in order to influence the position of such employee or the representative of such employee in collective bargaining prior to a strike; and''. (b) Strike.--Section 8(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)), as so amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following: ``(7) to terminate or alter the coverage of an employee u