HR 3619 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Employee Free Choice Act

Introduced Nov 21, 2003 Originated House Sponsor George Miller D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 30, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedNov 21, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Employee Free Choice Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board to certify a bargaining representative without directing an election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative and there is no other individual or labor organization currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit.

Sets forth special procedural requirements for reaching an initial collective bargaining agreement following certification or recognition.

Revises enforcement requirements with respect to unfair labor practices during union organizing drives. Provides, under injunction provisions, for priority to be given to preliminary investigation of charges of violations by employers or other entities. Adds to remedies for such violations: (1) back pay plus liquidated damages; and (2) additional civil penalties.

Cosponsors 209

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 21, 2003 to Nov 24, 2004; 81 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalNov 21, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalNov 21, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-WABrian BairdOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalNov 21, 2003
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-ORDavid WuOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-AZEd PastorOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-ILLane EvansOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MNMartin Olav SaboOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschOriginalNov 21, 2003
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MORichard A. GephardtOriginalNov 21, 2003
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-WIRon KindOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NJRush HoltOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-PATim HoldenOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-OHTim RyanOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NMTom UdallOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CAAdam B. SchiffDec 8, 2003
D-WAAdam SmithDec 8, 2003
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnDec 8, 2003
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaDec 8, 2003
D-TXChris BellDec 8, 2003
D-ORDarlene HooleyDec 8, 2003
D-CODiana DeGetteDec 8, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerDec 8, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyDec 8, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonDec 8, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanDec 8, 2003
D-TXGene GreenDec 8, 2003
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaDec 8, 2003
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoDec 8, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanDec 8, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarDec 8, 2003
D-ILJerry F. CostelloDec 8, 2003
D-GAJohn LewisDec 8, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverDec 8, 2003
D-FLKendrick B. MeekDec 8, 2003
D-TNLincoln DavisDec 8, 2003
D-CALois CappsDec 8, 2003
D-CAMaxine WatersDec 8, 2003
D-WANorman D. DicksDec 8, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyDec 8, 2003
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyDec 8, 2003
D-CASam FarrDec 8, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelDec 8, 2003
D-NJSteven R. RothmanDec 8, 2003
D-CASusan A. DavisDec 8, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinDec 8, 2003
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayDec 8, 2003
D-CAAnna G. EshooJan 21, 2004
D-MABarney FrankJan 21, 2004
D-MIBart StupakJan 21, 2004
D-CABob FilnerJan 21, 2004
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJan 21, 2004
D-NYEliot L. EngelJan 21, 2004
D-VAJames P. MoranJan 21, 2004
D-WAJay InsleeJan 21, 2004
D-WAJim McDermottJan 21, 2004
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJan 21, 2004
D-MOKaren McCarthyJan 21, 2004
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJan 21, 2004
D-OHMarcy KapturJan 21, 2004
D-ARMarion BerryJan 21, 2004
D-ARMike RossJan 21, 2004
D-ILRahm EmanuelJan 21, 2004
D-MARichard E. NealJan 21, 2004
D-WARick LarsenJan 21, 2004
D-OHTed StricklandJan 21, 2004
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiJan 21, 2004
D-CAXavier BecerraJan 21, 2004
D-ALArtur DavisJan 28, 2004
D-INBaron P. HillJan 28, 2004
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinJan 28, 2004
D-OKBrad CarsonJan 28, 2004
D-GADenise L. MajetteJan 28, 2004
D-KSDennis MooreJan 28, 2004
D-CADiane E. WatsonJan 28, 2004
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJan 28, 2004
D-TXNick LampsonJan 28, 2004
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoFeb 3, 2004
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.Feb 10, 2004
R-NYJack QuinnFeb 10, 2004
D-MIJohn D. DingellFeb 10, 2004
D-PAJohn P. MurthaFeb 10, 2004
D-IALeonard L. BoswellFeb 10, 2004
D-TXMartin FrostFeb 10, 2004
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiFeb 10, 2004
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioFeb 10, 2004
D-NJRobert MenendezFeb 10, 2004
R-LARodney AlexanderFeb 10, 2004
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeFeb 10, 2004
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonFeb 11, 2004
R-NYJohn M. McHughFeb 11, 2004
D-VARick BoucherFeb 11, 2004
D-CAZoe LofgrenFeb 11, 2004
D-NYCharles B. RangelFeb 25, 2004
D-GADavid ScottFeb 25, 2004
D-NDEarl PomeroyFeb 25, 2004
D-NYGregory W. MeeksFeb 25, 2004
D-PARobert A. BradyFeb 25, 2004
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Feb 25, 2004
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteFeb 25, 2004
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezMar 2, 2004
D-TXChet EdwardsMar 2, 2004
D-NYNita M. LoweyMar 9, 2004
D-UTJim MathesonMar 11, 2004
D-CALoretta SanchezMar 11, 2004
D-PAChaka FattahMar 24, 2004
D-NCMelvin L. WattMar 24, 2004
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottMar 24, 2004
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizMar 24, 2004
D-NYEdolphus TownsMar 31, 2004
D-TXMax SandlinMar 31, 2004
D-TXSilvestre ReyesMar 31, 2004
D-KYBen ChandlerApr 21, 2004
D-NCBrad MillerApr 21, 2004
D-NCDavid E. PriceApr 21, 2004
D-SCJames E. ClyburnApr 21, 2004
D-TNJim CooperApr 21, 2004
D-CAEllen O. TauscherApr 27, 2004
D-NCFrank W. Ballance Jr.Apr 27, 2004
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.Apr 27, 2004
D-NVShelley BerkleyApr 27, 2004
D-NCBob EtheridgeMay 5, 2004
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMay 5, 2004
D-WIDavid R. ObeyMay 5, 2004
D-FLJim DavisMay 5, 2004
D-CAJane HarmanMay 17, 2004
D-GAJim MarshallMay 17, 2004
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.May 17, 2004
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonMay 19, 2004
D-HIEd CaseMay 19, 2004
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonMay 20, 2004
D-WVAlan B. MollohanJun 1, 2004
D-COMark UdallJun 1, 2004
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 1, 2004
D-LAChristopher JohnJun 3, 2004
D-MOIke SkeltonJun 15, 2004
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyJun 21, 2004
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinJun 24, 2004
D-CAMike ThompsonJul 12, 2004
D-FLAllen BoydJul 19, 2004
D-TNBart GordonJul 22, 2004
R-NYSherwood BoehlertNov 16, 2004
D-NCMike McIntyreNov 24, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Nov 21, 2003
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
Referred Jan 30, 2004

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 30, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
  2. Nov 22, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2421-2422)
  3. Nov 21, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Nov 21, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1087Mark Udall D-COJun 9, 2004
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E360George Miller D-CAMar 11, 2004
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E2421George Miller D-CANov 22, 2003

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-52DEVELOPMENTS IN LABOR LAW: EXAMINING TRENDS AND TACTICS IN LABOR ORGANIZATION CAMPAIGNS198 pagesEducation and Workforce CommitteeApr 22, 2004

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

About this bill 1

Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RS21887The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) ArchivedReportJan 8, 2013

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1925Employee Free Choice ActIdentical billNov 21, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Employee Free Choice Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 21, 2003Introduced in House

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