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119th Congress·House bill

H.R. 5408: Faster Labor Contracts Act

To accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.

Passed House Labor and Employment
SponsorRep. Donald NorcrossDemocrat, NJ
IntroducedSep 16, 2025in the House
Latest actionJun 10, 20268 actions
Cosponsors1101 recorded vote

Where the bill stands

Passed House
  1. Introduced Sep 16, 2025
  2. Committee Sep 16, 2025
  3. Passed House Jun 9, 2026
  4. Passed Senate Next
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet

Latest action, Jun 10, 2026Received in the Senate.

Summary

Library of Congress, Jun 9, 2026

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.)

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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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Votes

1 recorded
On Passage Passed
House roll call 216, Jun 9, 2026
Yea 230 Nay 193 Not voting 7
R 20 / 192
D 210 / 0
I 0 / 1

Actions

8 total
  1. Jun 10, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate.
  2. Jun 9, 2026HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jun 9, 2026HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 230 - 193 (Roll no. 216). (text: CR H4029-4030)
  4. Jun 9, 2026HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  5. Jun 9, 2026HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5408.
  6. Jun 9, 2026HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1140. (consideration: CR H4029-4037)
  7. Sep 16, 2025HouseIntroduced in House
  8. Sep 16, 2025HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Committees

1
  • House Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred ToReferred To, Sep 16, 2025

Sponsor and cosponsors

110 cosponsors
  • Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)Sponsor, Sep 16, 2025
  • Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-2)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Angie Craig (D-MN-2)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Christopher Deluzio (D-PA-17)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Christopher Smith (R-NJ-4)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Don Bacon (R-NE-2)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Emily Randall (D-WA-6)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Haley Stevens (D-MI-11)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Jared Golden (D-ME-2)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Josh Riley (D-NY-19)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
All 110 cosponsors
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Michael Rulli (R-OH-6)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Pete Stauber (R-MN-8)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Rick Larsen (D-WA-2)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Riley Moore (R-WV-2)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Robert Bresnahan (R-PA-8)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Stephen Lynch (D-MA-8)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Timothy Kennedy (D-NY-26)OriginalJoined Sep 16, 2025
  • Brendan Boyle (D-PA-2)Joined Oct 28, 2025
  • Max Miller (R-OH-7)Joined Oct 28, 2025
  • Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY-23)Joined Jan 20, 2026
  • Val Hoyle (D-OR-4)Joined Jan 20, 2026
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)Joined Jan 21, 2026
  • Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)Joined Jan 21, 2026
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)Joined Feb 9, 2026
  • Mike Carey (R-OH-15)Joined Feb 9, 2026
  • Hillary Scholten (D-MI-3)Joined Mar 16, 2026
  • Jack Bergman (R-MI-1)Joined Mar 16, 2026
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14)Joined Apr 20, 2026
  • Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)Joined Apr 20, 2026
  • Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)Joined Apr 20, 2026
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)Joined Apr 20, 2026
  • Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6)Joined Apr 20, 2026
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25)Joined Apr 20, 2026
  • Dina Titus (D-NV-1)Joined Apr 20, 2026
  • Dwight Evans (D-PA-3)Joined Apr 20, 2026
  • Eleanor Norton (D-DC)Joined Apr 20, 2026
  • Frank Mrvan (D-IN-1)Joined Apr 20, 2026
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  • Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3)Joined Jun 9, 2026

Text versions

2

Amendments

0

No amendments offered

Cost estimates and reports

No cost estimate or committee report yet

Titles

2
Short titles
  • Faster Labor Contracts ActShort Title(s) as Passed House
Official titles
  • To accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text

Subjects

5
Policy area
Labor and Employment
Legislative subjects
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relationsWages and earnings
2
  • S. 844 Identical bill Faster Labor Contracts Act
  • H.Res. 1140 Related bill Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.