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HR 1176 111th Congress House

Secret Ballot Protection Act

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: February 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresLabor-management relationsNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secret Ballot Protection Act - 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 478 Related bill Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Republican 23
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 9, 2009
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 11, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Mar 11, 2009
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 4, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 25, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 25, 2009
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 25, 2009
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 25, 2009
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 25, 2009
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 25, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Feb 25, 2009
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 25, 2009
INGLIS, BOB
· Feb 25, 2009
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Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 25, 2009
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Feb 25, 2009
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 25, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· Feb 25, 2009
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 25, 2009
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 25, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 25, 2009
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McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 25, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 25, 2009
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Feb 25, 2009
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 25, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1176: Secret Ballot Protection Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1176/
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"H.R. 1176: Secret Ballot Protection Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1176/.
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H.R. 1176, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1176/.
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