I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3538 
To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National Mediation Board 
to apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to the direct 
decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify 
a representative, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2011 
Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. COBLE, Mr. JONES, Mr. BARLETTA, 
Mr. GERLACH, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. GUTHRIE, 
Mr. WEST, Mr. WEBSTER, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. DANIEL E. LUN-
GREN of California, Mr. OLSON, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. 
YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, 
Mrs. LUMMIS, Ms. FOXX, Mr. COLE, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. ADERHOLT, 
Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. MACK, Mr. 
FARENTHOLD, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. JORDAN, Ms. 
BUERKLE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. GARY 
G. MILLER of California, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. 
HERGER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. 
HULTGREN, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. 
SOUTHERLAND, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 
Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. POE of Texas, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. SHUSTER, 
Mr. HANNA, Mr. PETRI, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. HURT, Mr. 
KINGSTON, Mr. YOUNG
of Florida, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. LANDRY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. HUNTER, 
Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. 
LUCAS, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. LATTA, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. FRANKS of Ar-
izona, Mr. FORBES, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. 
SMITH of Texas, Mr. LONG, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. HARPER, Ms. JENKINS, 
Mr. WOODALL, Mr. CARTER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. STUTZMAN, Ms. 
HAYWORTH, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. 
AUSTRIA, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. AMASH, Mr. 
FLAKE, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. 
BACHUS, Mr. KING
of Iowa, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. 
DESJARLAIS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. 
ROKITA, Mr. ISSA, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. PENCE, 
Mrs. ADAMS, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. BRADY of 
Texas, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. 
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AKIN, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. REED, Mr. 
FINCHER, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. BONNER, Mr. ROGERS of Ala-
bama, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, 
Mr. POSEY, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. 
QUAYLE, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. CAMP, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National 
Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, including 
voting standards, to the direct decertification of a labor 
organization as is applied to elections to certify a rep-
resentative, 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. NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD REFORM. 
Title I of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘DECERTIFICATION 
‘‘SEC. 15. The Mediation Board shall apply the same 
procedures, including voting standards, to the direct de-
certification of a labor organization as is applied to elec-
tions to certify a representative.’’. 
Æ 
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