S. 3146: A bill to ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-12-19 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-12-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.

Plain summary

This bill nullifies any collective bargaining agreement between federal employees and agencies that is effective on or after April 30, 2019, if the agreement was not mutually and voluntarily agreed to by all parties or ordered after the completion of binding arbitration. A prior agreement continues to apply until a new agreement that meets the bill's requirements takes effect.

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Official text

A bill to ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 28 cosponsors

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Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jack Reed (D-RI), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s3146.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s3146 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116