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HR 3078 108th Congress House

Employee Right to Choose Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Sep 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employee Right to Choose Act of 2003 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise collective bargaining requirements with respect to bargaining for an initial agreement to require generally shorter deadlines for commencement of bargaining, requests for mediation, and referrals of a dispute to arbitration.

Requires certification of a bargaining representative without election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative and there is no other individual or labor organization so designated by 30 percent or more of the employees.

Repeals the requirement for a secret ballot vote on rescission of the authority of a collective bargaining agreement upon petition by 30 percent or more of covered bargaining unit employees.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1513 Identical bill Employee Right to Choose Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7 Independent 1
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 30, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 30, 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 16, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 17, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 17, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Sep 17, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 11, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 11, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 11, 2003
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