S844Referred to Committee
Faster Labor Contracts Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-03-04
Introduced
17
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Josh Hawley
Republican · MO · Senator
Votes with party: 73.5% (878 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$382k
Full profile: /officials/H001089
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (17)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Bernie Moreno (R-OH)Original· 2025-03-04
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)Original· 2025-03-04
- Gary C. Peters (D-MI)Original· 2025-03-04
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)Original· 2025-03-04
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)· 2025-04-07
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)· 2025-05-21
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)· 2025-09-18
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)· 2025-09-29
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)· 2025-10-16
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)· 2025-10-30
- Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)· 2025-12-16
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)· 2025-12-18
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)· 2026-03-19
- Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)· 2026-03-19
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)· 2026-04-22
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-03-04
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Previously
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-04
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2025-03-04
Plain-English Summary
This bill would likely speed up the process for negotiating labor contracts between employers and unions, possibly by setting shorter timeframes for negotiations or streamlining the approval process. The changes would affect workers, unions, and employers across various industries by making it faster to reach new employment agreements. The specific details of how negotiations would be accelerated would depend on the bill's actual provisions.
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Subjects
Labor and Employment
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