S. 2687: Express Carrier Employee Protection Act
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S. 2687: Express Carrier Employee Protection Act
108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-19 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Express Carrier Employee Protection Act
Plain summary
Express Carrier Employee Protection Act - Amends the Railway Labor Act (RLA) to provide for RLA coverage of express carrier employees only if they are licensed airmen, licensed aircraft maintenance technicians, or licensed aircraft dispatchers, and only if they perform duties pursuant to the privileges of an appropriate license. Declares that all other express carrier employees shall be covered by the National Labor Relations Act. Defines express carriers as companies (including affiliates under common control or ownership) that have an integrated network of air and surface transportation for express shipment of packages.
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Official text
Express Carrier Employee Protection Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2687.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s2687 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108