S. 844 · 119th Congress

Faster Labor Contracts Act

Introduced on Mar 4, 2025 by Josh Hawley (R-MO). 17 cosponsors, 15 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 4, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 4, 2025
Cosponsors
17
15 from the other party
Policy area
Labor and Employment
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.

Subjects

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

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Josh HawleyR-MOSponsor

Democrats · 15

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 4, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 4, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. FEDEX CORPORATION12 reports
    $18.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.$407.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. National Retail Federation10 reports
    $14.4M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION9 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)
  4. National Roofing Contractors Association7 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  5. AFL-CIO6 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  6. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.6 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  7. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.6 reports
    $4.2M reported (all issues)
  8. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $922.7K reported (all issues)
  9. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.6 reports
    $107M reported (all issues)
  10. INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC6 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  11. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS6 reports
  12. INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  13. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS6 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)
  14. NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 93%
  15. NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business)6 reports
    $11.7M reported (all issues)
  16. THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE6 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  17. INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES5 reports
    $605K reported (all issues)
  18. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS5 reports
    $999K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS$5,280 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. American Federation of Teachers4 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  20. American Pipeline Contractors Association4 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  21. International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  22. Power & Communication Contractors Association4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  23. SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)4 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  24. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS3 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  25. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES3 reports
    $390K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99%
  26. ARGENTUM2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  27. BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCO WORKERS AND GRAIN MILLERS INTERNATIONAL UNION2 reports
  28. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO2 reports
    $540K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIOAI match · 100%
  29. Construction Industry Round Table2 reports
    $133K reported (all issues)
  30. INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS2 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  31. INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  32. International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers2 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  33. Service Employees International Union CTW-CLC2 reports
    $576K reported (all issues)
  34. YUM BRANDS INC.2 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)
  35. AMERICAN WATER1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN WATER SERVICES, INCAI match · 99%
  36. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.1 report
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  37. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $660K reported (all issues)
  38. Autos Drive America1 report
    $400K reported (all issues)
  39. CANPACK Group, Inc.1 report
    $420K reported (all issues)
  40. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL1 report
    $220K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.