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HR 2854 112th Congress House Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Employment discrimination and employee rights Labor-management relations National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Employer Free Choice Act

Introduced: September 12, 2011 Introduced by: DesJarlais, Scott Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Sep 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 7, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employer Free Choice Act - Repeals the final rule on "Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act" published by the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) in the Federal Register on August 30, 2011.

Prohibits the NLRB from promulgating or enforcing any rule that requires employers to post notices informing employees of their rights to bargain collectively under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) on or after enactment of this Act.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit an employer from voluntarily posting such notices.

What's happening now September 7, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2833 Related bill Employee Workplace Freedom Act
  • S 1666 Related bill Employer Free Speech Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Republican 15
SMITH, LAMAR
· Oct 5, 2012
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Sep 22, 2011
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Sep 22, 2011
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Sep 22, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 20, 2011
Stivers, Steve
· Sep 20, 2011
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 14, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 14, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Sep 14, 2011
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Sep 14, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Sep 14, 2011
Franks, Trent
· Sep 14, 2011
Long, Billy
· Sep 14, 2011
Pearce, Stevan
· Sep 14, 2011
Black, Diane
· Sep 12, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Sep 12, 2011
Brooks, Mo
· Sep 12, 2011
Duncan, Jeff
· Sep 12, 2011
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Sep 12, 2011
Flores, Bill
· Sep 12, 2011
Gowdy, Trey
· Sep 12, 2011
HALL, RALPH
· Sep 12, 2011
Hensarling, Jeb
· Sep 12, 2011
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 12, 2011
Jenkins, Lynn
· Sep 12, 2011
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Sep 12, 2011
KINGSTON, JACK
· Sep 12, 2011
Labrador, Raul
· Sep 12, 2011
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 12, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 12, 2011
Mack, Connie
· Sep 12, 2011
McHenry, Patrick
· Sep 12, 2011
Noem, Kristi
· Sep 12, 2011
Price, Tom
· Sep 12, 2011
Reed, Tom
· Sep 12, 2011
Rodgers, Cathy
· Sep 12, 2011
Roe, David
· Sep 12, 2011
Rogers, Mike
· Sep 12, 2011
Rokita, Todd
· Sep 12, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Sep 12, 2011
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Sep 12, 2011
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Sep 12, 2011
Tipton, Scott
· Sep 12, 2011
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 12, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2854: Employer Free Choice Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2854/
MLA
"H.R. 2854: Employer Free Choice Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2854/.
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H.R. 2854, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2854/.
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