{"id":"6f3a9279-ce32-46e1-b849-33563c292a82","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"hres","billNumber":1140,"title":"Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.","displayTitle":"Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.","abstract":null,"displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>Most people would see no change in daily life here. This is a House scheduling measure. It sets the terms for debating one bill, H.R. 5408, which aims to speed up how long it takes workers and a new union to reach a first contract. The House agreed to it on June 9, 2026.\n\nThe rule sets one hour of debate, split evenly between the two parties. Members may not offer changes to the bill on the floor. Objections that the bill breaks House rules are set aside. The Speaker may not put off the vote. Once the bill passes, the Clerk has three days to tell the Senate. The rule itself changes no labor law.</p>","status":"COMMITTEE_CONSIDERATION","topics":[],"introducedAt":"2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2026-06-09T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1140","accountabilityFlags":{"transparency_accountability":["↓ Objections that the bill breaks House rules — waived","↓ Amendments members could offer — none allowed on this bill","↑ Certainty that the vote happens — Speaker cannot put it off","↑ Deadline to tell the Senate — three days after passage"]},"tldr":"Nothing changes for you — this only sets the House debate terms for a union contract bill.","summaryStandard":"v2","flagExplainers":{"transparency_accountability":["House rules let members stop a bill by pointing out that it breaks those rules. This rule turns that option off for H.R. 5408, both for taking the bill up and for what is in it.","Members could vote yes or no on the bill, but they could not change its text. Their only other option was one motion to send the bill back to committee.","Two House rules normally let the Speaker delay a vote, or even shelve a bill after debate ends. This rule sets both aside, so the vote goes forward.","After the House passes a bill, the Senate must be told formally before it can act. This rule puts a three-day clock on that notice."]},"flagValence":{"transparency_accountability":["contested","contested","contested","contested"]},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"MOTION TO DISCHARGE COMMITTEE - Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV, Mr. Norcross called up motion No. 7, to discharge the Committee on Rules from further consideration of H. Res. 1140.","chamber":"HOUSE","policyArea":"Congress","legislativeSubjects":[],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","latestTextVersion":"Engrossed in House","textVersionUsed":"Introduced in House","dateAdded":"2026-04-06T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-08-18T00:00:00+00:00","recordId":"6f3a9279-ce32-46e1-b849-33563c292a82","feedIdentityKey":"119/hres/1140","websiteBillId":"HRES-1140","yourvoiceSummary":"Most people would see no change in daily life here. This is a House scheduling measure. It sets the terms for debating one bill, H.R. 5408, which aims to speed up how long it takes workers and a new union to reach a first contract. The House agreed to it on June 9, 2026.\n\nThe rule sets one hour of debate, split evenly between the two parties. Members may not offer changes to the bill on the floor. Objections that the bill breaks House rules are set aside. The Speaker may not put off the vote. Once the bill passes, the Clerk has three days to tell the Senate. The rule itself changes no labor law.","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T03:27:15.039897+00:00"}