,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gdhe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #b1 #bjbj,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4 ,wild1 and ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,national ,labor ,relations ,board to implement a system and procedures to conduct representation elections remotely using an electronic voting system1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,safe ,workers ,act or the ,secure ,and ,fair ,elections for ,workers ,act 4 #b4 ,electronic voting in ,union elections 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,electronic voting system ,subject to the provisions of this section1 not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,national ,labor ,relations ,board shall implement a system and procedures to conduct representation elections remotely using an electronic voting system4 7#b7 ,procedures ,the procedures under paragraph 7#a7 shall ensure that each employee voting in a representation election may choose to cast a vote using either an internet voting system or a telephone voting system4 7#c7 ,national ,mediation ,board system ,if the ,board does not implement a system under paragraph 7#a7 before the date that is #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,board shall enter into a temporary agreement to use the system and procedures used by the ,national ,mediation ,board to conduct representation elections for the period-- 7,a7 beginning on the date that is #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7,b7 ending on the date that is #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act 7b7 ,interim period ,during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act and ending upon the date on which the system and procedures are implemented under subsection 7a71 the ,board shall conduct all representation elections by mail ballot4 7c7 ,impracticability ,a regional director shall conduct a representation election by mail ballot if1 during a representation proceeding with respect to such election1 a party makes a showing that conducting such election in accordance with the system and procedures under subsection 7a7 is impracticable4 7d7 ,report ,not later than #ij days of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #ij days thereafter1 the ,board shall submit to ,congress a report containing a description of the following3 7#a7 ,for each representation petition under section #i of the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act filed-- 7,a7 the case name and case number2 7,b7 the number of days between the petition and the election2 7,c7 the number of days between the stipulation or direction of election and the election2 7,d7 the method of the election2 7,e7 the results of the election2 and 7,f7 the number of eligible voters1 the number of voters participating in the election1 and the method by which each of the voters submitted their vote4 7#b7 ,the total cost of conducting all elections the ,board conducted through the system and procedures required by subsection 7a74 7e7 ,period of application ,the requirements under this section shall apply with respect to any representation election conducted during the period-- 7#a7 beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 ending on the date on which a ,,covid-#ai public health emergency is not in effect with respect to the worksite of a participant of such election4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,electronic voting system ,the term electronic voting system-- 7,a7 includes an internet voting system and a telephone voting system2 and 7,b7 does not include machines used for casting votes at a polling site or an electronic tabulation system where votes are cast non-electronically but counted electronically 7such as a punch card or optical scanning system74 7#b7 ,internet voting system ,the term internet voting system means an internet-based voting system that allows a participant to cast a ballot remotely using a personal computer or other mobile electronic device that is connected to the internet4 7#c7 ,telephone voting system ,the term telephone voting system means a voting system in which participants may cast a vote remotely using a telephone4 7#d7 ,remotely ,the term remotely1 used with respect to voting in a representation election1 means a vote may be cast at any site chosen by a participant in such election4 7#e7 ,representation election ,the term representation election means a representation election under section #i of the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aei74 7#f7 ,,covid-#ai public health emergency ,the term ,,covid-#ai public health emergency means a public health emergency with respect to ,,covid-#ai declared by a ,federal1 ,state1 or local authority4 7g7 ,authorization of appropriation ,there are authorized to be appropriated #a1jjj1jjj to the ,board to carry out this section4 #c4 ,amendment to ,further ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act ,the ,further ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-id7 is amended by striking section #djg4