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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7787 

To establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 21, 2024 

Mr. RASKIN (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. TRONE, and Mr. 

CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee 

on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership 

Council, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Labor-Man5 agement Partnership Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGE2 MENT PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 71 of title 

4 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘§ 7107. Federal Labor-Management Partnership 

7 Council 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

9 executive branch a council to be known as the ‘Federal 

10 Labor-Management Partnership Council’ (referred to in 

11 this section as the ‘Council’). 

12 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be composed 

13 of the following individuals (or the designee of any such 

14 individual): 

15 ‘‘(1) The Director of the Office of Personnel 

16 Management. 

17 ‘‘(2) The Deputy Director for Management of 

18 the Office of Management and Budget. 

19 ‘‘(3) A deputy secretary (or other officer with 

20 agency-wide authority) from each of 5 Executive de21 partments or agencies not otherwise represented on 

22 the Council, who shall be appointed by the Presi23 dent. 

24 ‘‘(4) The Chairman of the Federal Labor Rela25 tions Authority. 


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1 ‘‘(5) The Director of the Federal Mediation and 

2 Conciliation Service. 

3 ‘‘(6) Two members who shall be appointed by 

4 the President to represent the respective labor orga5 nizations representing (as exclusive representatives) 

6 the first and second largest numbers of employees 

7 subject to this chapter. 

8 ‘‘(7) Four members who shall be appointed by 

9 the President to represent labor organizations rep10 resenting (as exclusive representatives) substantial 

11 numbers of employees subject to this chapter, each 

12 of whom shall be selected giving due consideration to 

13 such factors as the relative numbers of employees 

14 represented by the various organizations. 

15 ‘‘(8) One member who shall be appointed by the 

16 President to represent the organization representing 

17 the largest number of senior executives (as that term 

18 is defined in section 3132(a)(3)). 

19 ‘‘(9) One member who shall be appointed by the 

20 President to represent the organization representing 

21 the largest number of management officials. 

22 ‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS.—The 

23 Council shall— 

24 ‘‘(1) advise the President on matters involving 

25 labor-management relations in the executive branch; 


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1 ‘‘(2) support the creation of local labor-manage2 ment partnership councils that promote partnership 

3 efforts in the executive branch; 

4 ‘‘(3) collect and disseminate information about 

5 and provide guidance on partnership efforts between 

6 labor and management in the executive branch, in7 cluding the results of those efforts; and 

8 ‘‘(4) use the expertise of individuals, both inside 

9 and outside the Federal Government, to foster part10 nership arrangements in the executive branch. 

11 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) CO-CHAIRS.—The Director of the Office of 

13 Personnel Management and the Deputy Director for 

14 Management of the Office of Management and 

15 Budget shall serve as co-chairs of the Council. 

16 ‘‘(2) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet quar17 terly (or more frequently at the call of the co-chairs 

18 or a majority of the members of the Council). 

19 ‘‘(3) OUTSIDE INPUT.—The Council— 

20 ‘‘(A) shall seek input from agencies not 

21 represented on the Council, particularly smaller 

22 agencies; 

23 ‘‘(B) may from time to time, in the discre24 tion of the Council, invite experts from the priVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:27 Apr 09, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7787.IH H7787

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1 vate and public sectors to submit information; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(C) shall seek input from companies, non4 profit organizations, State and local govern5 ments, employees (through the exclusive rep6 resentatives of those employees), and customers 

7 of Federal services, as needed. 

8 ‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE OF THE OFFICE OF PER9 SONNEL MANAGEMENT.—Subject to the availability 

10 of appropriations, the Director of the Office of Per11 sonnel Management shall provide such staff, facili12 ties, support, and administrative services to the 

13 Council as the Director considers appropriate. 

14 ‘‘(5) EMPLOYEE STATUS AND COMPENSA15 TION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the 

17 Council who is not an employee (as that term 

18 is defined in section 2105) shall not be consid19 ered a Federal employee for any purpose, ex20 cept for the following provision of law: 

21 ‘‘(i) Subchapter I of chapter 57 (relat22 ing to travel expenses). 

23 ‘‘(ii) Chapter 81 (relating to com24 pensation for work injuries). 


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1 ‘‘(iii) Chapter 171 of title 28 and any 

2 other Federal statute relating to tort liabil3 ity. 

4 ‘‘(B) NO COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN

5 MEMBERS.—No member of the Council may re6 ceive compensation by reason of service on the 

7 Council. 

8 ‘‘(6) COOPERATION OF OTHER AGENCIES.— 

9 Each agency shall, to the extent permitted by law, 

10 provide to the Council and the Director of the Office 

11 of Personnel Management such assistance, informa12 tion, and advice as the Council or the Director may 

13 request. 

14 ‘‘(e) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) REPORTING TO CONGRESS.—Any reporting 

16 to or appearances before Congress that may be re17 quested or required of the Council shall be made by 

18 a co-chair of the Council. 

19 ‘‘(2) TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP.—A member ap20 pointed under paragraph (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of 

21 subsection (b) shall be appointed for a term of 3 

22 years, except that any individual chosen to fill a va23 cancy under any of those paragraphs shall be— 

24 ‘‘(A) appointed for the unexpired term of 

25 the member replaced; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) chosen subject to the same conditions 

2 as applied with respect to the original appoint3 ment. 

4 ‘‘(3) SERVICE AFTER EXPIRATION OF TERM.— 

5 A member appointed under paragraph (3), (6), (7), 

6 (8), or (9) of subsection (b) may serve after the ex7 piration of that member’s term until a successor has 

8 taken office, but for not more than 60 days after the 

9 term expires. 

10 ‘‘(4) NOT SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOY11 EES.—A member who is not otherwise an employee 

12 shall not be considered a special Government em13 ployee, as defined in section 202(a) of title 18, for 

14 any purpose. 

15 ‘‘(5) NO TERMINATION.—Section 1013(a)(2) 

16 shall not apply to the Council. 

17 ‘‘§ 7108. Implementation of labor-management part18 nerships throughout the executive 

19 branch 

20 ‘‘The head of each agency that is subject to this chap21 ter shall take the following actions: 

22 ‘‘(1) Create labor-management partnerships 

23 by— 

24 ‘‘(A) establishing labor-management com25 mittees or councils at the levels of recognition 


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1 and other appropriate levels agreed to by the 

2 agency and the applicable exclusive representa3 tive; or 

4 ‘‘(B) if applicable, adapting existing com5 mittees or councils. 

6 ‘‘(2) Involve employees and employee represent7 atives as full partners with management representa8 tives to improve the civil service to better serve the 

9 public and carry out the mission of the agency. 

10 ‘‘(3) Provide systemic training of appropriate 

11 agency employees (including line managers, first-line 

12 supervisors, and labor organization representatives) 

13 in consensual methods of dispute resolution, such as 

14 alternative dispute resolution techniques and inter15 est-based bargaining approaches. 

16 ‘‘(4)(A) Consistent with guidance from the Fed17 eral Labor-Management Partnership Council estab18 lished under section 7107, allow employees and em19 ployee representatives to have pre-decisional involve20 ment in all workplace matters to the fullest extent 

21 practicable, without regard to whether those matters 

22 are negotiable subjects of bargaining under section 

23 7106. 

24 ‘‘(B) Provide adequate information on the mat25 ters described in subparagraph (A) expeditiously to 


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1 employee representatives where not prohibited by 

2 law. 

3 ‘‘(C) Make a good-faith attempt to resolve 

4 issues concerning proposed changes in conditions of 

5 employment through discussions in the labor-man6 agement committees or councils established or 

7 adapted by the agency under paragraph (1) of this 

8 subsection. 

9 ‘‘(5) Evaluate progress and improvements in or10 ganizational performance resulting from the labor11 management partnerships described in paragraph 

12 (1).’’. 

13 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

14 The table of sections for chapter 71 of title 5, United 

15 States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat16 ing to section 7106 the following: 

‘‘7107. Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. 

‘‘7108. Implementation of labor-management partnerships throughout the executive branch.’’. 

17 SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT PART18 NERSHIPS IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. 

19 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 

20 legislative branch agency’’ means— 

21 (1) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; 

22 (2) the Government Accountability Office; and 

23 (3) the United States Capitol Police. 


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1 (b) LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS.—The 

2 head of each covered legislative branch agency shall take 

3 the following actions: 

4 (1) Create labor-management partnerships by 

5 establishing labor-management committees or coun6 cils at appropriate levels or, if applicable, adapting 

7 existing committees or councils. 

8 (2) Involve employees and employee representa9 tives as full partners with management representa10 tives to improve the civil service to better serve the 

11 public and carry out the mission of the covered legis12 lative branch agency. 

13 (3) Provide systemic training of appropriate 

14 employees of the covered legislative branch agency 

15 (including line managers, first-line supervisors, and 

16 labor organization representatives) in consensual 

17 methods of dispute resolution, such as alternative 

18 dispute resolution techniques and interest-based bar19 gaining approaches. 

20 (4)(A) Allow employees and employee represent21 atives to have pre-decisional involvement in all work22 place matters to the fullest extent practicable, with23 out regard to whether those matters are negotiable 

24 subjects of bargaining with respect to the covered 

25 legislative branch agency. 


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1 (B) Provide adequate information on the mat2 ters described in subparagraph (A) expeditiously to 

3 employee representatives where not prohibited by 

4 law. 

5 (C) Make a good-faith attempt to resolve issues 

6 concerning proposed changes in conditions of em7 ployment, including changes involving the subjects 

8 described in section 7106(b)(1) of title 5, United 

9 States Code, through discussions in the labor-man10 agement committees or councils established or 

11 adapted by the covered legislative branch agency 

12 under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 

13 (5) Evaluate progress and improvements in or14 ganizational performance resulting from the labor15 management partnerships described in paragraph 

16 (1). 

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