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HR5408Referred to Committee

Faster Labor Contracts Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-16
Introduced
103
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Donald Norcross
Donald Norcross
Democrat · NJ · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (462 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/N000188

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (103)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Angie Craig (D-MN-2)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Don Bacon (R-NE-2)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Emily Randall (D-WA-6)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ-2)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Josh Riley (D-NY-19)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Pete Stauber (R-MN-8)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Rick Larsen (D-WA-2)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Riley M. Moore (R-WV-2)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26)Original· 2025-09-16
  • Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2)· 2025-10-28
  • Max L. Miller (R-OH-7)· 2025-10-28
  • Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)· 2026-01-20
  • Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)· 2026-01-20
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)· 2026-01-21
  • Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)· 2026-01-21
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2026-02-09
  • Mike Carey (R-OH-15)· 2026-02-09
  • Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3)· 2026-03-16
  • Jack Bergman (R-MI-1)· 2026-03-16
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14)· 2026-04-20
  • Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)· 2026-04-20
  • Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)· 2026-04-20
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)· 2026-04-20
  • Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6)· 2026-04-20
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25)· 2026-04-20
  • Dina Titus (D-NV-1)· 2026-04-20
  • Dwight Evans (D-PA-3)· 2026-04-20
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2026-04-20
  • Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1)· 2026-04-20
  • Greg Landsman (D-OH-1)· 2026-04-20
  • James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11)· 2026-04-20
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)· 2026-04-20
  • Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)· 2026-04-20
  • Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2026-04-20
  • Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7)· 2026-04-20
  • Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2)· 2026-04-20
  • Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)· 2026-04-20
  • Maxine Waters (D-CA-43)· 2026-04-20
  • Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-3)· 2026-04-20
  • Sean Casten (D-IL-6)· 2026-04-20
  • Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20)· 2026-04-20
  • Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11)· 2026-04-20
  • Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2026-04-20
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)· 2026-04-21
  • Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)· 2026-04-21
  • Ed Case (D-HI-1)· 2026-04-21
  • Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5)· 2026-04-21
  • John W. Mannion (D-NY-22)· 2026-04-21
  • Laura Friedman (D-CA-30)· 2026-04-21
  • Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18)· 2026-04-21
  • Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)· 2026-04-21
  • Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2)· 2026-04-21
  • William R. Keating (D-MA-9)· 2026-04-21
  • Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2026-04-22
  • Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24)· 2026-04-22
  • Gabe Amo (D-RI-1)· 2026-04-22
  • Lois Frankel (D-FL-22)· 2026-04-22
  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)· 2026-04-22
  • Robert Garcia (D-CA-42)· 2026-04-22
  • Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2026-04-22
  • Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)· 2026-04-22
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)· 2026-04-22
  • April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6)· 2026-04-23
  • Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10)· 2026-04-23
  • Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9)· 2026-04-23
  • Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33)· 2026-04-23
  • Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)· 2026-04-27
  • Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2026-04-27
  • Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)· 2026-04-27
  • Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4)· 2026-04-27
  • John Garamendi (D-CA-8)· 2026-04-27
  • Judy Chu (D-CA-28)· 2026-04-27
  • Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)· 2026-04-27
  • Kathy Castor (D-FL-14)· 2026-04-27
  • Kim Schrier (D-WA-8)· 2026-04-27
  • Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8)· 2026-04-27
  • Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7)· 2026-04-27
  • J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46)· 2026-04-29
  • Mike Levin (D-CA-49)· 2026-04-29
  • Nikema Williams (D-GA-5)· 2026-04-29
  • Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4)· 2026-05-04
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)· 2026-05-04
  • Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)· 2026-05-12
  • Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7)· 2026-05-13
  • Greg Casar (D-TX-35)· 2026-05-13

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-09-16

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-09-16

Previously

  • Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-16

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 how disputes are resolved. The changes would affect workers seeking union representation and the companies that employ them by making contract talks move more quickly. The specific details of how negotiations would be accelerated would depend on the bill's full text.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Labor and Employment
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Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

  • HRES1140Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.
    Referred to Committee · 2026-05-20
  • HR7471Give America a Raise Act
    Referred to Committee · 2026-02-10
  • HR7116SEPSIS Act
    Referred to Committee · 2026-01-15
  • HR5970Save Our Ships Act
    Referred to Committee · 2025-11-07