United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4343 (108th)
Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2004
Introduced
12 May 2004
Last action
30 September 2004 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10], SAM JOHNSON, Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13], Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], John Carter, Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], WALTER JONES, Steve King, Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Trent Franks, Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Burns, Max [R-GA-12], Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21], Roger Wicker, Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8], KEVIN BRADY, Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], JOHN CULBERSON, STEVE CHABOT, Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for: (1) an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a labor organization that has not been selected by a majority of the employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board; and (2) a labor organization to cause or attempt to cause an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a representative that has not been selected in such manner. Make such amendments inapplicable to collective bargaining relationships recognized before enactment of this Act.
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Timeline
12 May 2004
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
12 May 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 May 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 2004
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Source: Committee
30 September 2004
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 May 2004 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 May 2004
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 May 2004
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 12 May 2004
Sponsors
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- SAM JOHNSON · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Sponsor
- John Carter · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Sponsor
- WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
- Steve King · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
- Trent Franks · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burns, Max [R-GA-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Roger Wicker · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8] · R · Cosponsor
- KEVIN BRADY · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- JOHN CULBERSON · R · Cosponsor
- STEVE CHABOT · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4343
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4343
- us · 108-hr-4343 · source updated 23 March 2026