Tag Archives: K. Michael Conaway

Bipartisan Support for Board Protection

SHARE: Though NASBA Past Chair K. Michael Conaway is ending his service as a U.S. Representative (R-TX), he is not leaving without introducing the Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief Act of 2020 (H.R.8680), cosponsored by Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and David Cicilline (D-RI) on October 23, 2020. A modified version of the Occupational Licensing Board…

Congressman Conaway Will Not Run

SHARE: US Representative K. Michael Conaway (TX-R), NASBA Chair 2002-2003, has announced he will not seek reelection in 2020. Having served in Congress for 15 years, Congressman Conaway has been chairman of the House Ethics and Agriculture Committees. In 2018 he introduced the Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief and Reform Act (HR 6515) that…

Conaway Introduces HR 6515

SHARE: The Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief and Reform Act (HR 6515) was introduced on July 25 by Congressman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX-11), then co-sponsored by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX-21), and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Education and the Work Force. The legislation is to limit private antitrust…