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H.R. 972 112th 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: May 3, 2011 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
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 9, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 2011

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 unit appropriate for such purposes in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), 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 2
  • HR 3487 Job Creation Act of 2011
  • S 217 Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 46
All 46 Republican 15
SMITH, LAMAR
· Sep 10, 2012
Poe, Ted
· Mar 29, 2012
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Mar 6, 2012
MILLER, GARY
· Nov 16, 2011
Harper, Gregg
· Sep 7, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Aug 9, 2011
Yoder, Kevin
· Aug 9, 2011
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 18, 2011
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Jul 6, 2011
Hensarling, Jeb
· Jun 21, 2011
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Jun 21, 2011
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Jun 16, 2011
HERGER, WALLY
· Jun 15, 2011
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 2, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 31, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· May 24, 2011
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 24, 2011
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 24, 2011
Woodall, Rob
· May 13, 2011
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· May 11, 2011
PENCE, MIKE
· May 10, 2011
Shuster, Bill
· May 10, 2011
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · May 10, 2011
Jenkins, Lynn
· May 3, 2011
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · May 3, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· May 2, 2011
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 2, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· May 2, 2011
Flores, Bill
· May 2, 2011
MCKEON, HOWARD
· May 2, 2011
King, Steve
· Mar 30, 2011
Rooney, Thomas
· Mar 30, 2011
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Mar 9, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 9, 2011
Gowdy, Trey
· Mar 9, 2011
Hunter, Duncan
· Mar 9, 2011
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Mar 9, 2011
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Mar 9, 2011
Noem, Kristi
· Mar 9, 2011
Price, Tom
· Mar 9, 2011
Roby, Martha
· Mar 9, 2011
Rokita, Todd
· Mar 9, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 9, 2011
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 9, 2011
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 9, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 9, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 972: Secret Ballot Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-972/
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"H.R. 972: Secret Ballot Protection Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-972/.
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H.R. 972, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-972/.
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