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HR 2346 113th 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: June 13, 2013 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
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 26, 2013
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions hearings held.
Jun 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2013

Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions hearings held.

 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.

Requires the NLRB to conduct a secret ballot election to determine whether a labor organization certified or recognized by an employer as the representative to bargain collectively is no longer the representative of a unit (decertification).

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 9
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 22, 2013
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 8, 2013
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jun 28, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Jun 20, 2013
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jun 13, 2013
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Jun 13, 2013
Gowdy, Trey
· Jun 13, 2013
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jun 13, 2013
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 13, 2013
King, Steve
· Jun 13, 2013
Kline, John
· Jun 13, 2013
Long, Billy
· Jun 13, 2013
Marchant, Kenny
· Jun 13, 2013
MCKEON, HOWARD
· Jun 13, 2013
Price, Tom
· Jun 13, 2013
Roby, Martha
· Jun 13, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Jun 13, 2013
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Jun 13, 2013
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 13, 2013
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 13, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2346: Secret Ballot Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2346/
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