,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cadf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ai1 
#bjai,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4        
,booker1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,smith1
 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4       
,harris1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1  
,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4        
,warner1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,coons1  
,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4       
,sanders1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,hassan1  
,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,reed1 and ,mr4 ,king7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
ensure a fair process for negotiations  
of collective bargaining agreements     
under chapter #ga of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  #a4 ,fair negotiation of
 collective bargaining agreements  7a7  
,in general ,any collective bargaining  
agreement under chapter #ga of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 or any article  

or term thereof1 that has an effective  
date on or after ,april #cj1 #bjai1     
shall have no force or effect if the    
collective bargaining agreement was     
not--  7#a7 mutually and voluntarily    
agreed to by all parties to the         
agreement2 or  7#b7 ordered following   
the completion of binding arbitration   
pursuant to section #gaai7;b77#b7 of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7   
,continuation of certain agreements ,any
 collective bargaining agreement under  
chapter #ga of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 or any article or term thereof1 
that expired on or before ,april #cj1   
#bjai1 and with respect to which a new  
collective bargaining agreement having  
force and effect under subsection 7a7 of
 this section has not been executed1    
shall remain in full force and effect   
until a new collective bargaining       
agreement reached through mutual and    
voluntary agreement1 or ordered         
following the completion of binding     
arbitration pursuant to section         

#gaai7;b77#b7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 takes effect4