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H.R. 5408: Faster Labor Contracts Act · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 5408119th CongressLabor and Employment

Faster Labor Contracts Act

Sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) · 110 active : 17 Republicans, 93 Democrats

Latest action: Received in the Senate.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedJun 9, 2026
Senate: next
President: not yet

9 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Faster Labor Contracts Act

This bill establishes mandatory deadlines for parties negotiating an initial collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and provides for mediation and arbitration to finalize CBAs.

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Under the bill, CBA negotiations must begin within 10 days after an employer receives a written request from a newly recognized or certified bargaining representative. The bill provides that parties must make every reasonable effort to conclude and sign a CBA. Further, the bill provides that, if the parties have not reached an agreement after 90 days, either party may request mediation by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). The bill directs FMCS to use its best efforts to secure an agreement.

If mediation does not result in an agreement within 30 days (or an additional period agreed to by both parties), FMSC must refer the parties to an arbitration panel to render a decision settling the dispute. The panel must consider specified factors, including the employer's financial prospects and employees' cost of living. The resulting CBA is binding on the parties for two years. (Parties may agree to amend the terms during the two-year period.)

The bill specifies that (1) an employer must maintain current wages, hours, terms, and conditions of employment during negotiations; and (2) an employer's duty to collectively bargain continues even if a representative has been decertified.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress regarding the average number of days between the certification or recognition of a bargaining representative and the date the initial CBA was executed.

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On PassagePassed230 yea, 193 nayJune 9, 2026 · Roll call 216

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	BrokeBroke with party	Share
Swing	24	2	8%
Middle	186	2	1%
Entrenched	210	16	8%
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Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Education and Workforce · HouseReferred to

Subjects

Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Labor-management relations
Wages and earnings

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

41Swing 70–100
146Middle 30–70
240Entrenched 0–30
6Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 6 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 9.0 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 5408 · Jun 9, 2026 · Roll call 576On PassageFaster Labor Contracts Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
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PassedSame policy area×0.5
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Agreed toSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2262 · Jan 13, 2026 · Roll call 379On PassageFlexibility for Workers Education Act
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2550 · Dec 11, 2025 · Roll call 331On PassageProtect America’s Workforce Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1156 · Mar 11, 2025 · Roll call 67On PassagePandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 5339 · Sep 18, 2024 · Roll call 1145On PassageRETIRE Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 98 · May 7, 2024 · Roll call 903Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status”
FailedSame policy area×0.5

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H.R. 6655 · Apr 9, 2024 · Roll call 823On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedA Stronger Workforce for America Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 98 · Jan 12, 2024 · Roll call 728On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status”
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1163 · May 11, 2023 · Roll call 210On PassageProtecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 30 · Mar 23, 2023 · Roll call 148Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding

Cosponsors

110 active

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Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2)
Angie Craig (D-MN-2)
Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)
Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)
Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)
Don Bacon (R-NE-2)
Emily Randall (D-WA-6)
Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11)
Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2)
Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2)
Josh Riley (D-NY-19)
Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)
Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6)
Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)
Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3)
Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)
Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)
Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)
Pete Stauber (R-MN-8)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

All voting members	423	20	5%

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Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 24% of 13 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
93Swing
Vote on passage, Jun 9, 2026:YeaProjected: 93 Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3536 Website
2
Kevin KileyIndependent · California 3rd · Lean R+2House Committee on Education and WorkforceOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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Committee
Broke with party on 10% of 13 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
Today91Swing
Vote on passage, Jun 9, 2026:Nay
3
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 27% of 12 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
Today91Swing
Vote on passage, Jun 9, 2026:YeaProjected at the vote: 78 Swing (today: 91)
4
Ryan MackenzieRepublican · Pennsylvania 7th · Lean R+1House Committee on Education and WorkforceOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 8% of 6 similar votes
Today89Swing
Vote on passage, Jun 9, 2026:NayProjected at the vote: Swing
5
Laura GillenDemocrat · New York 4th · Lean D+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 18% of 6 similar votes
89Swing
Vote on passage, Jun 9, 2026:YeaProjected: 89 Swing
ContactCall
6
Adam GrayDemocrat · California 13th · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 28% of 6 similar votes
Today89Swing
Vote on passage, Jun 9, 2026:YeaProjected at the vote: 90 Swing (today: 89)
Contact
7
Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENOn the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 17% of 12 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, Jun 9, 2026:Not votingProjected at the vote: 90 Swing (today: 88)
8
David G. ValadaoRepublican · California 22nd · Lean R+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 12% of 13 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
Today87Swing
Vote on passage, Jun 9, 2026:NayProjected at the vote: 88 Swing (today: 87)
9
Susie LeeDemocrat · Nevada 3rd · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 12% of 13 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
Today87Swing
Vote on passage, Jun 9, 2026:YeaProjected at the vote: 73 Swing (today: 87)
10
Michael R. TurnerRepublican · Ohio 10th · Lean R+3On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 28% of 13 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
Today87Swing
Vote on passage, Jun 9, 2026:YeaBroke with party