S 3146 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

A bill to ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.

Introduced Dec 19, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD

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Latest action · Dec 19, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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. IntroducedDec 19, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill nullifies any collective bargaining agreement between federal employees and agencies that is effective on or after April 30, 2019, if the agreement was not mutually and voluntarily agreed to by all parties or ordered after the completion of binding arbitration. A prior agreement continues to apply until a new agreement that meets the bill's requirements takes effect.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 19, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalDec 19, 2019
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalDec 19, 2019
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-RIJack ReedOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-ORRon WydenOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-VATim KaineOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-MNTina SmithOriginalDec 19, 2019
D-HIBrian SchatzFeb 5, 2020
D-RISheldon WhitehouseFeb 5, 2020
D-ORJeff MerkleyMar 2, 2020
D-CTRichard BlumenthalMar 2, 2020
D-WITammy BaldwinMar 5, 2020

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Dec 19, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 19, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Dec 19, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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. 116-56SEVENTEEN YEARS LATER: WHY IS MORALE AT DHS STILL LOW?63 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeJan 14, 2020

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 19, 2019Introduced in Senate

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