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HR 3538 112th Congress House

To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to the direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to…

Official title: To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to the direct decertification o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to the direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Labor-management relationsNational Mediation BoardRailroadsTransportation employees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Dec 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 2, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Railway Labor Act to require the National Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to the direct decertification of a labor organization as are applied to elections to certify a representative.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 120
All 120 Republican 38
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Dec 20, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 12, 2011
Black, Diane
· Dec 7, 2011
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Dec 7, 2011
Rodgers, Cathy
· Dec 7, 2011
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Dec 7, 2011
HALL, RALPH
· Dec 2, 2011
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Dec 2, 2011
Marchant, Kenny
· Dec 2, 2011
Miller, Candice
· Dec 2, 2011
Roby, Martha
· Dec 2, 2011
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Dec 1, 2011
AKIN, W.
· Dec 1, 2011
Amash, Justin
· Dec 1, 2011
Austria, Steve
· Dec 1, 2011
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Dec 1, 2011
Barletta, Lou
· Dec 1, 2011
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· Dec 1, 2011
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Dec 1, 2011
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Dec 1, 2011
Bishop, Rob
· Dec 1, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 1, 2011
Bonner, Jo
· Dec 1, 2011
BONO MACK, MARY
· Dec 1, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Dec 1, 2011
Brooks, Mo
· Dec 1, 2011
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Dec 1, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· Dec 1, 2011
CAMP, DAVE
· Dec 1, 2011
Campbell, John
· Dec 1, 2011
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 1, 2011
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Dec 1, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Dec 1, 2011
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 1, 2011
Conaway, K.
· Dec 1, 2011
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Dec 1, 2011
CRENSHAW, ANDER
· Dec 1, 2011
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Dec 1, 2011
Denham, Jeff
· Dec 1, 2011
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Dec 1, 2011
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Dec 1, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Dec 1, 2011
Farenthold, Blake
· Dec 1, 2011
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Dec 1, 2011
Fleming, John
· Dec 1, 2011
Forbes, J.
· Dec 1, 2011
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Dec 1, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Dec 1, 2011
Franks, Trent
· Dec 1, 2011
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Dec 1, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3538: To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to the direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3538/
MLA
"H.R. 3538: To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to the direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3538/.
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H.R. 3538, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3538/.
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[H.R. 3538: To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to the direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3538/)
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