# 115-hr-2776: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

115-hr-2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-2776
- Congress: 115
- Title: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236.
- Introduced: 2017-06-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to require a waiting period of at least 14 days after a petition is filed by an employer or employee relating to collective bargaining rights before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) may begin an investigative hearing into questions of representation affecting commerce. A hearing must be non-adversarial and the hearing officer must identify any relevant and material pre-election issues and create a full record. The bill requires the NLRB, in cases where it finds that a question of representation affecting commerce exists, to: (1) direct an election by secret ballot as soon as practicable but not before 35 calendar days after the filing of the election petition, and (2) certify election results after it has ruled on each pre-election issue not resolved before the election and any additional issue pertaining to the conduct or results of that election. The bill deems a collective bargaining unit appropriate for collective bargaining if it consists of employees who share a sufficient community of interest and sets forth factors for the NLRB to consider in determining whether employees share a sufficient community of interest.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2017-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2017-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2017-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2017-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-3441: Save Local Business Act
- 115-hr-2775: Employee Privacy Protection Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-1057: STOP Act of 2017
- 115-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-2776 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2776)

## Related
- [115-hr-3441: Save Local Business Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3441)
- [115-hr-2775: Employee Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2775)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-1057: STOP Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1057)
- [115-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-36)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
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