I 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3538 

To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National Mediation Board 

to apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to the direct 

decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify 

a representative, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 1, 2011 

Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. COBLE, Mr. JONES, Mr. BARLETTA, 

Mr. GERLACH, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. GUTHRIE, 

Mr. WEST, Mr. WEBSTER, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. OLSON, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. 

YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, 

Mrs. LUMMIS, Ms. FOXX, Mr. COLE, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. ADERHOLT, 

Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. MACK, Mr. 

FARENTHOLD, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. JORDAN, Ms. 

BUERKLE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. GARY

G. MILLER of California, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. 

HERGER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. 

HULTGREN, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. 

SOUTHERLAND, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 

Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. POE of Texas, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. SHUSTER, 

Mr. HANNA, Mr. PETRI, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. HURT, Mr. 

KINGSTON, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. 

FLEISCHMANN, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. LANDRY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. HUNTER, 

Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. 

LUCAS, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. LATTA, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. FORBES, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. 

SMITH of Texas, Mr. LONG, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. HARPER, Ms. JENKINS, 

Mr. WOODALL, Mr. CARTER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. STUTZMAN, Ms. 

HAYWORTH, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. 

AUSTRIA, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. AMASH, Mr. 

FLAKE, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. 

BACHUS, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. 

DESJARLAIS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. 

ROKITA, Mr. ISSA, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. PENCE, 

Mrs. ADAMS, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. BRADY of 

Texas, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. 


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AKIN, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. REED, Mr. 

FINCHER, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. BONNER, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, 

Mr. POSEY, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. 

QUAYLE, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. CAMP, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National 

Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, including 

voting standards, to the direct decertification of a labor 

organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD REFORM. 

4 Title I of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et 

5 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘DECERTIFICATION

7 ‘‘SEC. 15. The Mediation Board shall apply the same 

8 procedures, including voting standards, to the direct de9 certification of a labor organization as is applied to elec10 tions to certify a representative.’’. 

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