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H.R. 5408: Faster Labor Contracts Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-16 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Faster Labor Contracts Act

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Faster Labor Contracts Act This bill establishes mandatory deadlines for parties negotiating an initial collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and provides for mediation and arbitration to finalize CBAs. Under the bill, CBA negotiations must begin within 10 days after an employer receives a written request from a newly recognized or certified bargaining representative. The bill provides that parties must make every reasonable effort to conclude and sign a CBA. Further, the bill provides that, if the parties have not reached an agreement after 90 days, either party may request mediation by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). The bill directs FMCS to use its best efforts to secure an agreement. If mediation does not result in an agreement within 30 days (or an additional period agreed to by both parties), FMSC must refer the parties to an arbitration panel to render a decision settling the dispute. The panel must consider specified factors, including the employer's financial prospects and employees' cost of living. The resulting CBA is binding on the parties for two years. (Parties may agree to amend the terms during the two-year period.) The bill specifies that (1) an employer must maintain current wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment during negotiations; and (2) an employer's duty to collectively bargain continues even if a representative has been decertified. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress regarding the average number of days between the certification or recognition of a bargaining representative and the date the initial CBA was executed.

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Faster Labor Contracts Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · 110 cosponsors

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Pete Stauber (R-MN), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Don Bacon (R-NE), Josh Riley (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Michael A. Rulli (R-OH), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Emily Randall (D-WA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Riley M. Moore (R-WV), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Max L. Miller (R-OH), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Sean Casten (D-IL), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Laura Friedman (D-CA) and 50 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr5408 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills