,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dacc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #af1    
#bjbd,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,tuberville1 and ,mr4 ,hagerty7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,national ,labor ,relations   
,act to require secret ballot elections1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,workers from ,coercion     
,act4  #b4 ,amendments to the ,national 
,labor ,relations ,act ,section #i of   
the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aei7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsection 7a71 by striking          
designated or selected for the purposes 
of collective bargaining and inserting  
for the purposes of collective          
bargaining selected by secret ballot in 
an election conducted by the ,board12   
and  7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in   

paragraph 7#a71 in the flush matter     
following subparagraph 7,b71 by         
inserting 1 not later than #a month     
after such petition was filed1 after it 
shall2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7#f7 ,an election may   
not take place after the filing of any  
petition until the ,board conducts a    
hearing1 and makes a ruling1 on-- 7,a7  
any issues regarding unit inclusion or  
exclusion or eligibility of an          
individual2 and  7,b7 any other legal   
dispute concerning the election alleged 
by the employer or a labor organization 
seeking recognition as the collective   
bargaining representative of employees  
of the employer4  4