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HR 874 109th Congress House

Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.

Introduced: April 25, 2006 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative procedureBallotsCollective bargainingGovernment Operations and Politics
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Labor unionsLawNational Labor Relations BoardUnfair labor practices
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for: (1) an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a labor organization that has not been selected by a majority of the employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board; and (2) a labor organization to cause or attempt to cause an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a representative that has not been selected in such manner.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1173 Related bill Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Republican 12
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Nov 13, 2006
Shuster, Bill
· Sep 27, 2006
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Sep 27, 2006
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 11, 2006
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jun 7, 2006
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 25, 2006
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 25, 2006
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 14, 2006
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 7, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Oct 19, 2005
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Oct 7, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Sep 27, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 12, 2005
Barrett, J.
· Apr 6, 2005
CANTOR, ERIC
· Mar 8, 2005
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Mar 8, 2005
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 17, 2005
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Feb 17, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Feb 17, 2005
INGLIS, BOB
· Feb 17, 2005
LINDER, JOHN
· Feb 17, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 17, 2005
Sullivan, John
· Feb 17, 2005
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 874: Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-874/
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"H.R. 874: Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-874/.
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