Construction Industry Bargaining Stabilization Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Construction Industry Bargaining Stabilization Act - Establishes in the Department of Labor a 12- member construction Industry Bargaining Commission to endeavor, with the Secretary of Labor, to reduce the fragmented bargaining structure in the construction industry. Requires the Commission to: (1) direct the establishment of National Craft Bargaining Boards for each craft in the industry; and (2) identify "trading areas" of the industry throughout the United States. Requires each Board to work with labor and contractor organizations to assist in developing "geographic bargaining areas," based on the "trading areas," for submission to the Commission for review. Directs the Commission to: (1) conduct informal hearings to determine the feasibility of multicraft bargaining, either on an industry-wide basis or selectively among related crafts and segments, in the trading areas; (2) authorize the Craft Boards, with jurisdiction over crafts in which multicraft bargaining would be unfeasible or injure collective bargaining relations and procedures, to propose new single-craft geographic bargaining areas; and (3) authorize the formation of a Craft Board Coordinating Committee in areas in which multicraft bargaining would be feasible, to propose multicraft geographic bargaining areas. Sets forth procedures for the review of such proposals by the Commission. Allows the Commission to respond to a proposal which is inconsistent with its mandate under this Act to: (1) publish an amended proposal in the Federal Register and to seek to obtain an agreement with the parties; and (2) hold hearings under the Administrative Procedures Act in the event that an acceptable agreement is not reached. Directs the Commission, at the conclusion of all such proceedings, to transmit a report and recommendations to the Secretary who shall either: (1) finalize the recommendations by publication in the Federal Register; or (2) remand the matter to the Commission for further consideration. Authorizes any interested party to obtain review of the Secretary's final determination of a geographic bargaining area by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Directs the Commission to establish regulations for the selection of bargaining committees to represent contractors and labor organizations for the purpose of bargaining within geographic bargaining areas. Stipulates that collective- bargaining agreements negotiated under this Act shall govern employment at all worksites of those crafts and segments included within geographic bargaining areas (but allows such an agreement to contain differentiations with respect to craft, segment, locale, or other factors). Amends the National Labor Relations Act to designate as unfair labor practices: (1) any negotiation not consistent with established geographic bargaining areas; (2) a selective lockout by contractors of labor organizations subject to negotiations under this Act; or (3) a strike by a labor organization unless all construction workers subject to the negotiations are on strike. Directs the Commission to determine and publish a common expiration date for all collective-bargaining agreements within each geographic bargaining area. Authorizes a party charging an unfair labor practice under this Act to obtain a temporary restraining order in any Federal district court. Includes within the currently authorized expedited procedure for preliminary investigation by the National Labor Relations Board of certain unfair labor practices, allegations of such practices under this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on April 30, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 30, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JOHN ANDERSON (R-IL) introduced it on April 30, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 30, 1979, 17300 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17300 days ago, on April 30, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers