IA 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 100 

To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between 

certain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their 

employees. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 29, 2022 

Mr. PAYNE submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved 

disputes between certain railroads represented by the 

National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National 

Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees. 

Whereas the unresolved labor disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference 

Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference 

and their employees represented by certain labor organizations threaten essential transportation services of the 

United States; 

Whereas it is in the national interest, including the national 

health and defense, that essential transportation services 

be maintained; 


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Whereas the President, pursuant to the provisions of section 

10 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 160), by Executive Order No. 14077 of July 15, 2022, created Presidential Emergency Board No. 250 to investigate the disputes and report findings; 

Whereas the recommendations of Presidential Emergency 

Board No. 250 issued on August 16, 2022, formed the 

basis for tentative agreements between all of the parties 

to the disputes; 

Whereas some, but not all, of the tentative agreements have 

been ratified by the union memberships in final resolution of certain of the disputes between the parties; 

Whereas unresolved disputes remain between the parties 

whose tentative agreements were not ratified by the 

union memberships; 

Whereas the recommendations of Presidential Emergency 

Board No. 250 issued on August 16, 2022, have not resulted in a final resolution of all the disputes; 

Whereas all the procedures provided under the Railway Labor 

Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), and further procedures 

agreed to by the parties, have been exhausted and have 

not resulted in a final resolution of all the disputes; 

Whereas it is desirable that all such disputes be resolved in 

a manner which encourages solutions reached through 

collective bargaining; 

Whereas Congress, under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, has the authority and responsibility to ensure 

the uninterrupted operation of essential transportation 

services; 


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Whereas Congress finds that emergency measures are essential to national security and continuity of transportation 

services by such railroads; and 

Whereas Congress has in the past enacted legislation for such 

purposes: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. CONDITIONS FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the purposes of 

5 the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) to avoid 

6 any labor dispute that threatens substantially to interrupt 

7 interstate commerce to a degree such as to deprive any 

8 section of the country of essential transportation service, 

9 the most recent tentative agreements, side letters, and 

10 local carrier agreements entered into by the covered par11 ties that have not been ratified before the date of enact12 ment of this joint resolution (including tentative agree13 ments, side letters, and local carrier agreements that have 

14 failed ratification) shall be binding on such covered parties 

15 to such unresolved disputes, and shall have the same effect 

16 as though arrived at by agreement of such covered parties 

17 under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). 

18 (b) COVERED PARTIES.—In this section, the term 

19 ‘‘covered parties’’ means the parties to the unresolved dis20 putes subject to Presidential Emergency Board No. 250, 

21 established pursuant to Executive Order 14077 of July 


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1 15, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 43203; relating to establishing 

2 an emergency board to investigate disputes between cer3 tain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Con4 ference Committee of the National Railway Labor Con5 ference and their employees represented by certain labor 

6 organizations) and the provisions of section 10 of the Rail7 way Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 160). 

8 SEC. 2. MUTUAL AGREEMENT. 

9 Nothing in this joint resolution shall prevent any mu10 tual written agreement by the parties to implement the 

11 terms and conditions established by this joint resolution, 

12 or prevent a mutual written agreement to any terms and 

13 conditions different from those established by this joint 

14 resolution. 

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