Providing for temporary extension of the application of the final paragraph of section 10 of the Railway Labor Act with respect to the dispute between the Soo Line Railroad Company and certain of its employees.
Public Law 103-380 · H.J.Res. 417 · 103rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 19, 1994 · Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. John Dingell (D-MI-16)
Cosponsors (3): Rep. Carlos Moorhead, Rep. Allan Swift,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Extends, through February 28, 1995, to the dispute referred to in Executive Order No. 12925 of August 29, 1994, between the Soo Line Railroad Company and its employees, the application of a provision of the Railway Labor Act which prohibits parties to a dispute from modifying, except by agreement, the conditions out of which the dispute arose.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Oct 19, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-380.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 11, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 5, 1994FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 3, 1994FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Swift moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
- Sep 28, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.