I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 308 
To direct the National Labor Relations Board to implement a system and 
procedures to conduct representation elections remotely using an elec-
tronic voting system, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2021 
Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. 
BACON, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCH-
ESTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CASE, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. MI-
CHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GREEN of Texas, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. LAR-
SON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LIEU, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. MCKINLEY, 
Mr. MOULTON, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. 
STEVENS, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of 
Mississippi, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and 
Ms. WILSON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the National Labor Relations Board to implement 
a system and procedures to conduct representation elec-
tions remotely using an electronic voting system, and 
for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘SAFE Workers Act’’ 
or the ‘‘Secure and Fair Elections for Workers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC VOTING IN UNION ELECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM.—Subject to 
the provisions of this section, not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board shall implement a sys-
tem and procedures to conduct representation elec-
tions remotely using an electronic voting system. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—The procedures under para-
graph (1) shall ensure that each employee voting in 
a representation election may choose to cast a vote 
using either an internet voting system or a telephone 
voting system. 
(3) NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD SYSTEM.—If 
the Board does not implement a system under para-
graph (1) before the date that is 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Board shall 
enter into a temporary agreement to use the system 
and procedures used by the National Mediation 
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Board to conduct representation elections for the pe-
riod— 
(A) beginning on the date that is 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) ending on the date that is 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act 
(b) INTERIM PERIOD.—During the period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending upon 
the date on which the system and procedures are imple-
mented under subsection (a), the Board shall conduct all 
representation elections by mail ballot. 
(c) IMPRACTICABILITY.—A regional director shall 
conduct a representation election by mail ballot if, during 
a representation proceeding with respect to such election, 
a party makes a showing that conducting such election 
in accordance with the system and procedures under sub-
section (a) is impracticable. 
(d) REPORT.— Not later than 90 days of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Board 
shall submit to Congress a report containing a description 
of the following: 
(1) For each representation petition under sec-
tion 9 of the National Labor Relations Act filed— 
(A) the case name and case number; 
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(B) the number of days between the peti-
tion and the election; 
(C) the number of days between the stipu-
lation or direction of election and the election; 
(D) the method of the election; 
(E) the results of the election; and 
(F) the number of eligible voters, the num-
ber of voters participating in the election, and 
the method by which each of the voters sub-
mitted their vote. 
(2) The total cost of conducting all elections the 
Board conducted through the system and procedures 
required by subsection (a). 
(e) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION.—The requirements 
under this section shall apply with respect to any represen-
tation election conducted during the period— 
(1) beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(2) ending on the date on which a COVID–19 
public health emergency is not in effect with respect 
to the worksite of a participant of such election. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘electronic voting system’’— 
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(A) includes an internet voting system and 
a telephone voting system; and 
(B) does not include machines used for 
casting votes at a polling site or an electronic 
tabulation system where votes are cast non-elec-
tronically but counted electronically (such as a 
punch card or optical scanning system). 
(2) INTERNET
VOTING
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘internet voting system’’ means an internet-based 
voting system that allows a participant to cast a bal-
lot remotely using a personal computer or other mo-
bile electronic device that is connected to the inter-
net. 
(3) TELEPHONE
VOTING
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘telephone voting system’’ means a voting system in 
which participants may cast a vote remotely using a 
telephone. 
(4) REMOTELY.—The term ‘‘remotely’’, used 
with respect to voting in a representation election, 
means a vote may be cast at any site chosen by a 
participant in such election. 
(5) REPRESENTATION
ELECTION.—The term 
‘‘representation election’’ means a representation 
election under section 9 of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act (29 U.S.C. 159). 
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(6) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 
means a public health emergency with respect to 
COVID–19 declared by a Federal, State, or local au-
thority. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to the Board 
to carry out this section. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO FURTHER CONSOLIDATED APPRO-
PRIATIONS ACT. 
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public 
Law 116–260) is amended by striking section 407. 
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