Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5408

Official text excerpt

119 HR 5408 IH: Faster Labor Contracts Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-09-16 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5408 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2025 Mr. Norcross (for himself, Mr. Stauber , Mr. Deluzio , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Budzinski , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Kennedy of New York , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Riley of New York , Mr. Lawler , Ms. Craig , Mr. Rulli , Mr. Golden of Maine , Mr. LaLota , Ms. Randall , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Bresnahan , Mr. Magaziner , Mr. Moore of West Virginia , Mr. McGarvey , Mr. Garbarino , Ms. Stevens , and Mr. Lynch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL To accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act. 
 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Faster Labor Contracts Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: 
 (1) Employees in the United States have a right to organize collectively in order to secure higher wages and other benefits, and regularly exercise that right by voting to be represented by a labor organization in their workplaces. (2) A successful vote in favor of representation by a labor organization does not immediately lead to an agreement between the parties. Often the negotiation process is difficult and protracted, taking a year or longer. 
 (3) Research indicates that these contracting delays are increasing over time. A Bloomberg Law study from 2021 found that the average number of days between a vote in favor of representation by a labor organization and a contract entered into between the parties was 465 days. (4) Delays in the processing of collective bargaining contracts primarily benefit employers opposed to representation by the labor organization. The employers can use…

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