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Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor 
Conference and their employees represented by certain 
labor organizations threaten essential transportation serv-
ices of the United States; 
Whereas it is in the national interest, including the national 
health and defense, that essential transportation services 
be maintained; 
Whereas the President, pursuant to the provisions of section 
10 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 160), by Execu-
tive Order No. 14077 of July 15, 2022, created Presi-
dential Emergency Board No. 250 to investigate the dis-
putes 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 resolu-
tion 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 re-
sulted 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;
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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 Con-
stitution, has the authority and responsibility to ensure 
the uninterrupted operation of essential transportation 
services; 
Whereas Congress finds that emergency measures are essen-
tial 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 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONDITIONS FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the purposes of 
the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) to avoid 
any labor dispute that threatens substantially to interrupt 
interstate commerce to a degree such as to deprive any 
section of the country of essential transportation service, 
the most recent tentative agreements, side letters, and 
local carrier agreements entered into by the covered par-
ties that have not been ratified before the date of enact-
ment of this joint resolution (including tentative agree-
ments, side letters, and local carrier agreements that have 
failed ratification) shall be binding on such covered parties 
to such unresolved disputes, and shall have the same effect
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as though arrived at by agreement of such covered parties 
under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). 
(b) COVERED PARTIES.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered parties’’ means the parties to the unresolved dis-
putes subject to Presidential Emergency Board No. 250, 
established pursuant to Executive Order 14077 of July 
15, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 43203; relating to establishing 
an emergency board to investigate disputes between cer-
tain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Con-
ference Committee of the National Railway Labor Con-
ference and their employees represented by certain labor 
organizations) and the provisions of section 10 of the Rail-
way Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 160). 
SEC. 2. MUTUAL AGREEMENT. 
Nothing in this joint resolution shall prevent any mu-
tual written agreement by the parties to implement the 
terms and conditions established by this joint resolution, 
or prevent a mutual written agreement to any terms and 
conditions different from those established by this joint 
resolution. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 100 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To provide for a resolution with respect to the un-
resolved disputes between certain railroads rep-
resented by the National Carriers’ Conference 
Committee of the National Railway Labor Con-
ference and certain of their employees.