Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2001

Summary

Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2001 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments. Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine whether State law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and (2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization. Requires the FLRA to issue regulations establishing collective bargaining procedures for public safety employers and employees in States that do not substantially provide for such rights and responsibilities. Directs the FLRA, in such cases, to: (1) determine the appropriateness of units for labor organization representation; (2) supervise or conduct elections to determine whether a labor organization has been selected as an exclusive representative by a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit; (3) resolve issues relating to the duty to bargain in good faith; (4) conduct hearings and resolve complaints of unfair labor practices; and (5) resolve exceptions to arbitrator's awards. Grants a public safety employer, employee, or labor organization the right to seek enforcement of such FLRA regulations and authority through appropriate State courts. Prohibits public safety employers, employees, and labor organizations from engaging in lockouts or strikes, or sickouts, work slowdowns, or other actions designed to compel agreement to a proposed contract which will measurably disrupt the delivery of emergency services.

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Timeline

1. 24 May 2001

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 5/25/2001 S5755-5757)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 May 2001

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5630)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 May 2001

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 September 2001

   Reported

   Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

   Source: Committee

5. 19 September 2001

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.

   Source: Calendars

6. 19 September 2001

   Reported

   Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy without amendment. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

7. 19 September 2001

   Reported

   Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy without amendment. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Reported to Senate · 19 September 2001 · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · 24 May 2001 · Official file

Documents

6 official files

• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 19 September 2001

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 19 September 2001

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• Reported to Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 19 September 2001

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 May 2001

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 May 2001

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 24 May 2001

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Sponsors

• Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DeWine, Mike [R-OH-7] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Carnahan, Jean [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• John Reed · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

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