3.0.0 842 2020-02-10T17:00:21Z 2020-02-10T17:00:21Z Senate S S 2005-04-19 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-19T23:09:07Z Employee Free Choice Act 109 1696 HR 2005-05-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Identical bill CRS 2005-04-19 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2005-04-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3901) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2005-04-19 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2005-04-19 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-04-19 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2005-04-19 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-04-19 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2005-04-19 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2005-04-19 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2005-04-19 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2005-04-19 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-04-19 True B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2005-04-19 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2005-04-19 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2005-04-19 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2005-04-19 True S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2005-04-19 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2005-04-19 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-04-19 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2005-04-19 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2005-04-19 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2005-04-19 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2005-04-19 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2005-04-19 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2005-04-19 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2005-04-19 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2005-04-19 True B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2005-04-19 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2005-04-19 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2005-04-19 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2005-04-19 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2005-04-19 True D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2005-04-19 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-04-19 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2005-04-19 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2005-04-19 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2005-04-19 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2005-05-17 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2005-06-23 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2005-09-08 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2005-09-14 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2005-10-05 False K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2005-12-15 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-03-28 False B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2006-06-13 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2006-09-29 False Labor and Employment Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Collective bargaining Commerce Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees Employee rights Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Industrial arbitration Injunctions Labor contracts Labor unions Law Mediation National Labor Relations Board Unfair labor practices Wage restitution Labor and Employment 00 2005-04-19 Introduced in Senate 2005-05-11T22:08:18Z Employee Free Choice Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board to certify a bargaining representative without directing an election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative and there is no other individual or labor organization currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit.

Sets forth special procedural requirements for reaching an initial collective bargaining agreement following certification or recognition.

Revises enforcement requirements with respect to unfair labor practices during union organizing drives. Provides, under injunction provisions, for priority to be given to preliminary investigation of charges of violations by employers or other entities. Adds to remedies for such violations: (1) back pay plus liquidated damages; and (2) additional civil penalties.

]]> Employee Free Choice Act Short Titles as Introduced Employee Free Choice Act Display Title Employee Free Choice Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s842is/xml/BILLS-109s842is.xml 2005-04-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.