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HR 4327 115th Congress House

Current Employee Representation Act

Official title: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that a question of representation affecting commerce shall exist when a petitioner establishes that fewer … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that a question of representation affecting commerce shall exist when a petitioner establishes that fewer than 50 percent of the current bargaining unit members had the opportunity to vote in a certification election covering their bargaining unit or no certification election was conducted, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 30, 2018 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative remediesLabor-management relationsNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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Nov 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 9, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1544)
Nov 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 9, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Current Employee Representation Act

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow an employee or group of employees to petition for a union certification election: (1) if fewer than 50% of the current bargaining unit were unit members in the last certification election, or (2) no certification election was conducted for such unit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Republican 12
Bishop, Mike
· May 18, 2018
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Apr 12, 2018
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Mar 22, 2018
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Feb 27, 2018
Handel, Karen
· Feb 27, 2018
Hunter, Duncan
· Feb 27, 2018
 R
Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Feb 6, 2018
Brat, Dave
· Jan 30, 2018
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jan 30, 2018
Mitchell, Paul
· Jan 30, 2018
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Nov 13, 2017
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Nov 9, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Nov 9, 2017
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Nov 9, 2017
Ferguson, A.
· Nov 9, 2017
Garrett, Thomas
· Nov 9, 2017
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Nov 9, 2017
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Nov 9, 2017
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Nov 9, 2017
Rokita, Todd
· Nov 9, 2017
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 9, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4327: Current Employee Representation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4327/
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"H.R. 4327: Current Employee Representation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4327/.
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H.R. 4327, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4327/.
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