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S 478 111th Congress Senate

Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009

Official title: A bill 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
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 26, 2009
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 26, 2009

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 - 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
  • HR 1176 Related bill Secret Ballot Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 22, 2010
 R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 25, 2009
Burr, Richard
· Feb 25, 2009
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 25, 2009
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 25, 2009
Vitter, David
· Feb 25, 2009
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 25, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 478: Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-478/
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