I 
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 Com-
mittee 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 with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership 
Council, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Labor-Man-
agement Partnership Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGE-
MENT PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 71 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 7107. 
Federal 
Labor-Management 
Partnership 
Council 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
executive branch a council to be known as the ‘Federal 
Labor-Management Partnership Council’ (referred to in 
this section as the ‘Council’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be composed 
of the following individuals (or the designee of any such 
individual): 
‘‘(1) The Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management. 
‘‘(2) The Deputy Director for Management of 
the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(3) A deputy secretary (or other officer with 
agency-wide authority) from each of 5 Executive de-
partments or agencies not otherwise represented on 
the Council, who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent. 
‘‘(4) The Chairman of the Federal Labor Rela-
tions Authority. 
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‘‘(5) The Director of the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service. 
‘‘(6) Two members who shall be appointed by 
the President to represent the respective labor orga-
nizations representing (as exclusive representatives) 
the first and second largest numbers of employees 
subject to this chapter. 
‘‘(7) Four members who shall be appointed by 
the President to represent labor organizations rep-
resenting (as exclusive representatives) substantial 
numbers of employees subject to this chapter, each 
of whom shall be selected giving due consideration to 
such factors as the relative numbers of employees 
represented by the various organizations. 
‘‘(8) One member who shall be appointed by the 
President to represent the organization representing 
the largest number of senior executives (as that term 
is defined in section 3132(a)(3)). 
‘‘(9) One member who shall be appointed by the 
President to represent the organization representing 
the largest number of management officials. 
‘‘(c) 
RESPONSIBILITIES
AND
FUNCTIONS.—The 
Council shall— 
‘‘(1) advise the President on matters involving 
labor-management relations in the executive branch; 
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‘‘(2) support the creation of local labor-manage-
ment partnership councils that promote partnership 
efforts in the executive branch; 
‘‘(3) collect and disseminate information about 
and provide guidance on partnership efforts between 
labor and management in the executive branch, in-
cluding the results of those efforts; and 
‘‘(4) use the expertise of individuals, both inside 
and outside the Federal Government, to foster part-
nership arrangements in the executive branch. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) CO-CHAIRS.—The Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management and the Deputy Director for 
Management of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall serve as co-chairs of the Council. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet quar-
terly (or more frequently at the call of the co-chairs 
or a majority of the members of the Council). 
‘‘(3) OUTSIDE INPUT.—The Council— 
‘‘(A) shall seek input from agencies not 
represented on the Council, particularly smaller 
agencies; 
‘‘(B) may from time to time, in the discre-
tion of the Council, invite experts from the pri-
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vate and public sectors to submit information; 
and 
‘‘(C) shall seek input from companies, non-
profit organizations, State and local govern-
ments, employees (through the exclusive rep-
resentatives of those employees), and customers 
of Federal services, as needed. 
‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE
OF
THE
OFFICE
OF
PER-
SONNEL MANAGEMENT.—Subject to the availability 
of appropriations, the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management shall provide such staff, facili-
ties, support, and administrative services to the 
Council as the Director considers appropriate. 
‘‘(5) EMPLOYEE
STATUS
AND
COMPENSA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A member of the 
Council who is not an employee (as that term 
is defined in section 2105) shall not be consid-
ered a Federal employee for any purpose, ex-
cept for the following provision of law: 
‘‘(i) Subchapter I of chapter 57 (relat-
ing to travel expenses). 
‘‘(ii) Chapter 81 (relating to com-
pensation for work injuries). 
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‘‘(iii) Chapter 171 of title 28 and any 
other Federal statute relating to tort liabil-
ity. 
‘‘(B) NO
COMPENSATION
FOR
CERTAIN 
MEMBERS.—No member of the Council may re-
ceive compensation by reason of service on the 
Council. 
‘‘(6) COOPERATION
OF
OTHER
AGENCIES.— 
Each agency shall, to the extent permitted by law, 
provide to the Council and the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management such assistance, informa-
tion, and advice as the Council or the Director may 
request. 
‘‘(e) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTING TO CONGRESS.—Any reporting 
to or appearances before Congress that may be re-
quested or required of the Council shall be made by 
a co-chair of the Council. 
‘‘(2) TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP.—A member ap-
pointed under paragraph (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of 
subsection (b) shall be appointed for a term of 3 
years, except that any individual chosen to fill a va-
cancy under any of those paragraphs shall be— 
‘‘(A) appointed for the unexpired term of 
the member replaced; and 
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‘‘(B) chosen subject to the same conditions 
as applied with respect to the original appoint-
ment. 
‘‘(3) SERVICE AFTER EXPIRATION OF TERM.— 
A member appointed under paragraph (3), (6), (7), 
(8), or (9) of subsection (b) may serve after the ex-
piration of that member’s term until a successor has 
taken office, but for not more than 60 days after the 
term expires. 
‘‘(4) NOT
SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOY-
EES.—A member who is not otherwise an employee 
shall not be considered a special Government em-
ployee, as defined in section 202(a) of title 18, for 
any purpose. 
‘‘(5) NO
TERMINATION.—Section 1013(a)(2) 
shall not apply to the Council. 
‘‘§ 7108. Implementation of labor-management part-
nerships 
throughout 
the 
executive 
branch 
‘‘The head of each agency that is subject to this chap-
ter shall take the following actions: 
‘‘(1) Create labor-management partnerships 
by— 
‘‘(A) establishing labor-management com-
mittees or councils at the levels of recognition 
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and other appropriate levels agreed to by the 
agency and the applicable exclusive representa-
tive; or 
‘‘(B) if applicable, adapting existing com-
mittees or councils. 
‘‘(2) Involve employees and employee represent-
atives as full partners with management representa-
tives to improve the civil service to better serve the 
public and carry out the mission of the agency. 
‘‘(3) Provide systemic training of appropriate 
agency employees (including line managers, first-line 
supervisors, and labor organization representatives) 
in consensual methods of dispute resolution, such as 
alternative dispute resolution techniques and inter-
est-based bargaining approaches. 
‘‘(4)(A) Consistent with guidance from the Fed-
eral Labor-Management Partnership Council estab-
lished under section 7107, allow employees and em-
ployee representatives to have pre-decisional involve-
ment in all workplace matters to the fullest extent 
practicable, without regard to whether those matters 
are negotiable subjects of bargaining under section 
7106. 
‘‘(B) Provide adequate information on the mat-
ters described in subparagraph (A) expeditiously to 
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