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HR 1475 107th Congress House

Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2001

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

Introduced: April 4, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 5, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E545)
Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 4, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2001 - 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.

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.

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

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 42
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 4, 2002
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 16, 2002
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 20, 2002
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 19, 2002
Watson, Diane
· Mar 19, 2002
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 12, 2002
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2002
LUCAS, KEN
· Dec 13, 2001
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 31, 2001
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 5, 2001
LAMPSON, NICK
· Sep 21, 2001
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 21, 2001
CARSON, BRAD
· Jul 12, 2001
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 12, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jul 12, 2001
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 12, 2001
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 25, 2001
D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 25, 2001
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 26, 2001
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 26, 2001
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 26, 2001
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 26, 2001
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 26, 2001
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 4, 2001
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Apr 4, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 4, 2001
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 4, 2001
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 4, 2001
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 4, 2001
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 4, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Apr 4, 2001
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 4, 2001
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 4, 2001
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 4, 2001
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 4, 2001
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 4, 2001
QUINN, JACK
· Apr 4, 2001
I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 4, 2001
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 4, 2001
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 4, 2001
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 4, 2001
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 4, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1475: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1475/
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