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H.R. 3690: Workplace Democracy Act

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H.R. 3690: Workplace Democracy Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-06 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Workplace Democracy Act

Plain summary

Workplace Democracy Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to certify without an election an individual or labor organization as the exclusive representative of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining if a majority of the employees has signed valid authorizations designating the individual or labor organization specified in a properly filed petition as their bargaining representative and no other individual or labor organization is currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit. The NLRB shall develop guidelines and procedures for the designation by employees of a bargaining representative. Deadlines are prescribed for critical turns in collective bargaining to establish an initial agreement upon the request of an individual or labor organization that has been newly organized or certified as a representative. The first meeting shall convene within 10 days after the employer receives a request. Either party to a negotiation may, 90 days after commencement, notify the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service of the existence of a dispute and request mediation. The Service shall refer the dispute to an arbitration board if the parties are not brought to agreement within 30 days after the request for mediation.

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Official text

Workplace Democracy Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · 38 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rick Larsen (D-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3690 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114