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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

Amending the Railway Labor Act to provide that a majority of valid votes cast by members of a craft or class of employees shall determine the representative of such craft or class for purposes of such Act.

H.R. 1178Introduced Feb 28, 1991Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Kolter D-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 8, 1991 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

26 cosponsors — 25 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 26 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Howard Berman (D-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), William Coyne (D-PA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Barney Frank (D-MA), Joseph Gaydos (D-PA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), William Hughes (D-NJ), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Edward Markey (D-MA), Nicholas Mavroules (D-MA), Norman Mineta (D-CA), Joe Moakley (D-MA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Major Owens (D-NY), Wayne Owens (D-UT), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), James Traficant (D-OH), Gus Yatron (D-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kolter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-4 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.