S. 3889: Employee Rights Act

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S. 3889: Employee Rights Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-22 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Employee Rights Act

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Employee Rights Act This bill makes various changes with respect to the collective bargaining process and labor relations. For example, the bill permits an employer to refuse to collectively bargain with a union within 90 days prior to the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement if the employer receives evidence that the majority of the employees in the bargaining unit do not support the union. The bill requires support from a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit (not just a majority of the employees voting) when electing union representation. The bill also requires unions to provide bargaining unit employees with the right to vote by secret ballot, including when voting whether to engage in a strike or refusal to work. Further, union dues, fees, assessments, and other contributions may be used for only collective bargaining or contract administrative functions. Additionally, the bill establishes a process for nullifying executive orders that the Office of Management and Budget determines are likely to result in an employer ordering a plant closure or mass layoff.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · 28 cosponsors

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Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Thune (R-SD), John Barrasso (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), James E. Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Cornyn (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Todd Young (R-IN), John Kennedy (R-LA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] reported raising $6.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s3889.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s3889 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117