HJRES 683
99th Congress
House
A joint resolution to provide for a temporary prohibition of strikes or lockouts with respect to the Maine Central Railroad Company and Portland Terminal Company labor-management dispute.
Labor and Employment
Collective bargainingLabor disputesLockoutsMaine
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19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 21, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-385.
Aug 21, 1986
Signed by President.
Aug 15, 1986
Presented to President.
Aug 14, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Aug 12, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Aug 12, 1986
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Aug 12, 1986
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 12, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 12, 1986
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Aug 12, 1986
Placed on Union Calendar No: 472.
Aug 12, 1986
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 99-784.
Aug 7, 1986
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 7, 1986
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 31, 1986
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jul 31, 1986
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 31, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 28, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Jul 24, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 24, 1986
Introduced in House
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Became Public Law No: 99-385.
Plain-English summary
Makes specified provisions of the Railway Labor Act applicable for an additional 60-day period so as to extend the temporary prohibition of strikes and lockouts with respect to the Maine Central Railroad Company and Portland Terminal Company labor-management dispute.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to report to the Congress on the progress of negotiations in such dispute, with recommendations for a proposed solution.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 683: A joint resolution to provide for a temporary prohibition of strikes or lockouts with respect to the Maine Central Railroad Company and Portland Terminal Company labor-management dispute.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-683/
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