# 119-hr-5408: Faster Labor Contracts Act

119-hr-5408, Faster Labor Contracts Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5408
- Congress: 119
- Title: Faster Labor Contracts Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 110
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Shortening time to a first collective bargaining agreement** by forcing a step-by-step timeline from bargaining request to binding arbitration. The bill would set firm deadlines for meetings, mediation, and arbitration and require a GAO report on how long first contracts take. - Workers: Newly recognized or certified representatives would trigger a timeline. Parties must meet within 10 days and try to reach a contract within 90 days, with current wages and terms kept while bargaining continues. - Employers: If bargaining fails, mediation lasts 30 days and unresolved disputes go to a three-person arbitration panel. The panel issues a binding decision that governs for 2 years and may weigh employer finances and business size. - Agencies and oversight: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service must promptly mediate and appoint panelists if parties do not. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress within 1 year on average days from recognition to a first contract.

## Cosponsors (110)

- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 230 | 193 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster first contracts for union workers: benefit, medium. If enacted, newly recognized or certified unions would get a fast path to a first contract. Employers would have to meet and start bargaining within 10 days of a written request. Talks would run 90 days, then 30 days of federal mediation if no deal. If still no deal, a three-person panel would issu…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5408 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5408)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5408 (as of 2026-09-21).