US Congress Senate Bill 1843 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 34-0)
Status: Introduced on November 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-10 - 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. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]
Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R-SC]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]
Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]
Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN]
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

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	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1843/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1843/BILLS-112s1843is.pdf