,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjac ,mr4 
,roe ( ,t5nessee 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kl9e1
 ,mr4 ,mc,keon1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?     
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,m>*ant1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4   
,rokita1 ,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,g[dy1 ,mrs4
 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,heck ( ,nevada1 ,mr4      
,hudson1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 
,k+ ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,/utzman1 ,mr4 ,f9*]1  
,mr4 ,griff9 ( ,arkansas1 & ,mr4 ,long7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,national ,labor
 ,relations ,act to ensure ! "r (       
employees to a secret ballot election   
conduct$ by ! ,national ,labor          
,relations ,bo>d4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,secret ,ballot    
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds t--  7#a7 ! importance ( a secret  
ballot election has be5 recogniz$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates = ov] #ajj ye>s2  7#b7 !  

fundam5tal democratic "r to *oose by    
secret ballot is ! only me?od t ensures 
a *oice free ( co]cion1 intimidation1   
irregul>ity1 or illegality2  7#c7 !     
recognition ( a labor organization by   
way ( a private agreem5t1 r ?an a secret
 ballot election sup]vis$ by a neutral  
?ird p>ty1 ?reat5s an employee's "r1    
codifi$ 9 ! ,national ,labor ,relations 
,act1 to *oose :e!r or n to be repres5t$
 by a labor organization2 &  7#d7       
pres]v+ work]s' "r to *oose :e!r or n to
 be repres5t$ by a labor organization   
?r\gh a secret ballot election is       
important to ! /r5g? ( ! national       
economy4  #c4 ,national ,labor          
,relations ,act  7a7 ,recognition (     
repres5tative  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section   
#h7;a77#b7 ( ! ,national ,labor         
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4          
#aeh7;a77#b77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ be=e ! 
colon ! foll[+3 or to recognize or b>ga9
 collectively ) a labor organization t  
has n be5 select$ by a majority (       
employees 9 a unit appropriate = su*    

purposes 9 a secret ballot election     
conduct$ by ! ,bo>d 9 accordance )      
section #i4  7#b7 ,application ,!       
am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all n    
apply to collective b>ga9+ relation%ips 
t 7 recogniz$ be=e ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act4  7b7 ,election requir$  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #h7;b7 ( ! ,national  
,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeh7;b771 z am5d$ by subsection 7c7 (  
?is section1 is am5d$--  7,a7 by /rik+ &
 at ! end ( p>agraph 7#f72  7,b7 by     
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end ( p>agraph 7#g7 &
 ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7#h7 to cause or attempt to    
cause an employ] to recognize or b>ga9  
collectively ) a repres5tative ( a labor
 organization t has n be5 select$ by a  
majority ( employees 9 a unit           
appropriate = su* purposes 9 a secret   
ballot election conduct$ by ! ,bo>d 9   
accordance ) section #i4  4  7#b7       
,application ,! am5dm5t made by p>agraph
 7#a7 %all n apply to collective b>ga9+ 
relation%ips t 7 recogniz$ be=e ! date (

 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,secret      
ballot election requir$  7#a7           
,designation ( repres5tative by secret  
ballot ,section #i7;a7 ( ! ,national    
,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#aei7;a771 is am5d$--  7,a7 by ins]t+   
7#a7 aft] 7a72 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]   
designat$ or select$ ! foll[+3 by a     
secret ballot election conduct$ by !    
,bo>d 9 accordance ) ?is section4  7#b7 
,dec]tification ,su* section is fur!r   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7  
,! ,bo>d %all conduct a secret ballot   
election to det]m9e :e!r a labor        
organization c]tifi$ or recogniz$ by an 
employ] z ! repres5tative = ! purposes (
 collective b>ga9+ is no long] !        
repres5tative ( a unit z def9$ 9        
p>agraph 7#a74  4  7#c7 ,application ,! 
am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all n    
apply to collective b>ga9+ relation%ips 
t 7 recogniz$ be=e ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act4  7d7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section
 #i7;c77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#aei7;c77#a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        

subp>agraph 7,a7--  7,a7 9 clause 7i71  
by /rik+ & t _! employ] decl9es to      
recognize _! repres5tative z !          
repres5tative def9$ 9 section #i7;a7 &  
ins]t+ by a repres5tative2 &  7,b7 9    
clause 7ii71 by /rik+ section #i7;a72 & 
ins]t+ subsection 7a712 &  7#b7 9       
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ alleg+ & all 
t foll[s ?r\gh def9$ 9 section #i7;a74  
#d4 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,national ,labor ,relations ,bo>d %all  
review & revise all regulations         
promulgat$ be=e su* date to implem5t !  
am5dm5ts made 9 ?is ,act to ! ,national 
,labor ,relations ,act4