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S 217 112th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Labor-management relations National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2011

Introduced: January 27, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jan 27, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 27, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2011 - 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 (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.

What's happening now January 27, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 972 Related bill Secret Ballot Protection Act
  • HR 3487 Related bill Job Creation Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 9
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 5, 2011
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 27, 2011
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 27, 2011
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 27, 2011
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 27, 2011
 R
Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 27, 2011
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 27, 2011
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 27, 2011
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 27, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 217: Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-217/
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"S. 217: Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-217/.
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S. 217, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-217/.
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