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HR 1093 106th Congress House

Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 1999

Official title: To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.

Introduced: March 25, 1999 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative procedureAdministrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCollective bargaining agreements
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2000
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 9, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 11, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 11, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E403-404)
Mar 11, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 9, 2000

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 1999 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments.

Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine whether State law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and (2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization.

(Sec. 5) Requires the FLRA to issue regulations establishing collective bargaining procedures for public safety employers and employees in States that do not substantially provide for such public safety employee rights and responsibilities.

Directs the FLRA, in such cases, to: (1) determine the appropriateness of units for labor organization representation; (2) supervise or conduct elections to determine whether a labor organization has been selected as an exclusive representative by a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit; (3) resolve issues relating to the duty to bargain in good faith; (4) conduct hearings and resolve complaints of unfair labor practices; and (5) resolve exceptions to arbitrator's awards.

Grants a public safety employer, employee, or labor organization the right to seek enforcement of such FLRA regulations and authority through appropriate State courts.

(Sec. 6) Prohibits public safety employers, employees, and labor organizations from engaging in lockouts or strikes.

(Sec. 7) Provides that existing collective bargaining units and agreements shall not be invalidated by this Act.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 42
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Mar 22, 2000
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Feb 1, 2000
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 25, 1999
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 15, 1999
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 1, 1999
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 1, 1999
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 1, 1999
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 1, 1999
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 18, 1999
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 18, 1999
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Jun 9, 1999
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 9, 1999
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 17, 1999
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 17, 1999
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 17, 1999
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 6, 1999
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 6, 1999
DOOLEY, CAL
· Apr 14, 1999
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 25, 1999
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 18, 1999
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 18, 1999
LUCAS, KEN
· Mar 18, 1999
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 18, 1999
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 18, 1999
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 18, 1999
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 11, 1999
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 11, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 11, 1999
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 11, 1999
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 11, 1999
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 11, 1999
LAMPSON, NICK
· Mar 11, 1999
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 11, 1999
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 1999
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 1999
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 11, 1999
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 11, 1999
QUINN, JACK
· Mar 11, 1999
I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 11, 1999
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 11, 1999
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 11, 1999
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