US Congress Senate Bill 1843 (Prior Session Legislation)

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November 10 2011 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Representation Fairness Restoration Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to revise requirements for determination by the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) of an appropriate bargaining unit before an election of collective bargaining representation. (In effect reverses the NLRB's August 26, 2011, decision in Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Mobile and its June 22, 2011, rulemaking regarding proposed changes to procedures involving the election of collective bargaining representation.) Replaces the current restriction in the meaning of collective bargaining unit to employer unit, craft unit, plant unit, or subdivision. Requires the NLRB, instead, to determine a unit as appropriate for collective bargaining if it consists of employees that share a sufficient community of interest. Specifies factors the NLRB must consider when making such determinations. Prohibits exclusion of employees from the unit unless the group's interest are sufficiently distinct from those of other employees to warrant the establishment of a separate unit.

Representation Fairness Restoration Act

Sen Isakson, Johnny	Sen Alexander, Lamar	Sen Ayotte, Kelly	Sen Blunt, Roy
Sen Boozman, John	Sen Burr, Richard	Sen Chambliss, Saxby	Sen Coats, Daniel
Sen Coburn, Tom	Sen Cochran, Thad	Sen Collins, Susan M.	Sen Corker, Bob
Sen DeMint, Jim	Sen Enzi, Michael B.	Sen Graham, Lindsey	Sen Hatch, Orrin G.
Sen Hoeven, John	Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey	Sen Inhofe, James M.	Sen Johanns, Mike
Sen Johnson, Ron	Sen Kirk, Mark Steven	Sen Lee, Mike	Sen Lugar, Richard G.
Sen McCain, John	Sen Moran, Jerry	Sen Paul, Rand	Sen Risch, James E.
Sen Sessions, Jeff	Sen Shelby, Richard C.	Sen Snowe, Olympia J.	Sen Thune, John
Sen Toomey, Pat	Sen Vitter, David

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2011-11-10	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7370-7371)

HB3094 (Related) 2011-12-16 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN01843:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1843is/pdf/BILLS-112s1843is.pdf