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H.R. 1409:
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
111th Congress

This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the House of Representatives ("H.R."). A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate and then be signed by the President before it becomes law.

Bill numbers restart from 1 every two years. Each two-year cycle is called a session of Congress. This bill was created in the 111th Congress, in 2009-2010.

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2009-2010

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.

Overview

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Text:
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Status:
Occurred: IntroducedMar 10, 2009
Occurred: Referred to CommitteeView Committee Assignments
Not Yet Occurred: Reported by Committee...
Not Yet Occurred: House Vote...
Not Yet Occurred: Senate Vote...
Not Yet Occurred: Signed by President...
This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Mar 3, 2010 6:25AM]
Last Action:
Apr 29, 2009: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Related:
See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.
Question & Answer
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Sep 30, 2009 3:52 PM - If you are a federal contractor and this bill passes, is it mandatory to unionize? - Answer it!
Oct 13, 2009 11:25 PM - How would this affect WalMart workers? - Read Answers

Sources of Influence

MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:

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Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Economic Policy Institute
American Rights at Work
AFL-CIO
Jobs with Justice
American Public Health Association
Catholics United
Pax Christi USA
Catholic Scholars for Worker Justice
Democratic National Committee
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
UAW
American Federation of Teachers
American Federation of Government Employees
United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of State and County Municipal Employees
United Steelworkers
Communication Workers of America
National Association of Letter Carriers
American Postal Workers Union
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Home Depot
Heritage Foundation
Citigroup, Inc.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Coalition for a Democratic Workplace
National Mining Association
American Hospital Association
Americans for Tax Reform
American Health Care Association
American Frozen Food Institute
American Hotel and Lodging Association
American Meat Institute
Associated Builders and Contractors
National Grocers Association
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
National Petrochemical and Refiners Association
Real Estate Roundtable
National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association
National Association of Manufacturers

Follow the link to MAPLight.org to see if campaign contributions from employees of these organizations are correlated with how Members of Congress voted on this bill.

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