Title 29, LaborRelease 119-110
§177 Board of Inquiry
Title 29 › CHAPTER 7 — LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › SUBCHAPTER III — CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES › § 177
Summary
The President must name a board of inquiry with a chairman and other members. The board may meet anywhere in the United States, hold public or private hearings to learn the causes and circumstances of a dispute, pay members $50/day plus travel and subsistence, and require witnesses and documents.
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Title 29, §177
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(a)Composition
A board of inquiry shall be composed of a chairman and such other members as the President shall determine, and shall have power to sit and act in any place within the United States and to conduct such hearings either in public or in private, as it may deem necessary or proper, to ascertain the facts with respect to the causes and circumstances of the dispute.
(b)Compensation
Members of a board of inquiry shall receive compensation at the rate of $50 for each day actually spent by them in the work of the board, together with necessary travel and subsistence expenses.
(c)Powers of discovery
For the purpose of any hearing or inquiry conducted by any board appointed under this title, the provisions of section 49 and 50 of title 15 (relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents) are made applicable to the powers and duties of such board.
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 177
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110