Faster Labor Contracts Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5408 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5408 To accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2025 Mr. Norcross (for himself, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Riley of New York, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Craig, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. LaLota, Ms. Randall, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Bresnahan, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Moore of West Virginia, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Garbarino, Ms. Stevens, and Mr. Lynch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Faster Labor Contracts Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Employees in the United States have a right to organize collectively in order to secure higher wages and other benefits, and regularly exercise that right by voting to be represented by a labor organization in their workplaces. (2) A successful vote in favor of representation by a labor organization does not immediately lead to an agreement between the parties. Often the negotiation process is difficult and protracted, taking a year or longer. (3) Research indicates that these contracting delays are increasing over time. A Bloomberg Law study from 2021 found that the average number of days between a vote in favor of representation by a labor organization and a contract entered into betwe