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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:H.R. 156.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution(the Commerce Clause).[Page H51]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2017</b> </p> <p>This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to address initial contract negotiation. Specifically, the bill requires mediation if an employer and a newly certified union have not reached a collective bargaining agreement within 60 days. Either the employer or the union may request binding arbitration if the parties have not reached an agreement within 30 days of selecting a mediator.</p>]]></text>
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