- Targeted stakeholdersExpedites floor action, potentially accelerating statutory change if H.R.5408 is enacted.
- Targeted stakeholdersWaiving points of order reduces procedural obstacles and shortens consideration time.
- Targeted stakeholdersOne-hour debate lowers time and administrative costs for the House floor proceeding.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
This House resolution (H.
Res. 1140) immediately brings H.R. 5408 — a bill titled to "accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act" — to the House floor for consideration.
It waives all points of order against consideration and against provisions in the bill, treats the bill as read, limits debate to one hour equally divided, allows one motion to recommit, suspends two specified House rule clauses for this consideration, and directs the Clerk to notify the Senate of passage within three calendar days.
Procedural rule likely clears House, but underlying labor-law changes face significant Senate and stakeholder hurdles; uncertain without H.R.5408 text and cost estimates.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and focused House special-rule resolution that clearly sets the procedural terms for immediate consideration of H.R. 5408.
Progressives emphasize speed to pass a pro-labor bill; conservatives emphasize rushed process.
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
- Targeted stakeholdersWaivers and limited debate reduce opportunities for amendment and extended deliberation by members.
- Targeted stakeholdersCurtailing procedural protections limits minority members' ability to influence or alter the bill text.
- Targeted stakeholdersCompressed consideration may reduce public visibility and stakeholder input on substantive changes.
Why the argument around this bill splits.
Progressives emphasize speed to pass a pro-labor bill; conservatives emphasize rushed process.
Likely supportive of a rule that speeds consideration because the underlying bill appears pro-labor.
They will accept tighter floor rules if it increases the chance of passage for labor-advancing reform, while noting limited debate is a tradeoff.
Pragmatic: appreciates orderly, time-limited consideration but is wary of broadly waived procedural protections.
Views the rule as acceptable if the bill is well-vetted and fiscal/legal implications are clear.
Skeptical or opposed: sees the rule as a rushed process that curtails debate and waives protections, especially if the underlying bill strengthens collective bargaining timelines.
Opposes both procedural shortcutting and likely substantive labor expansion.
The path through Congress.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
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Procedural rule likely clears House, but underlying labor-law changes face significant Senate and stakeholder hurdles; uncertain without H.R.5408 text and cost estimates.
- Full text and specific reforms included in H.R. 5408
- Official budget/CBO cost and federal fiscal impact
Recent votes on the bill.
No vote history yet
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Go deeper than the headline read.
Progressives emphasize speed to pass a pro-labor bill; conservatives emphasize rushed process.
Procedural rule likely clears House, but underlying labor-law changes face significant Senate and stakeholder hurdles; uncertain without H.…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and focused House special-rule resolution that clearly sets the procedural terms for immediate consideration of H.R. 5408.
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