HR 697 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

National Right-to-Work Act

Introduced Jan 24, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Joe Wilson R-SC

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 18, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Right-to-Work Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that is a union security agreement, to require employees to join a union as a condition of employment (including provisions permitting railroad carriers to require, pursuant to such an agreement, payroll deduction of union dues or fees as a condition of employment).

Cosponsors 88

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2007 to Sep 10, 2008, with 51 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-FLAnder CrenshawOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-SCBob InglisOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-FLConnie MackOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-CADavid DreierOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 24, 2007
R-CAElton GalleglyOriginalJan 24, 2007
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House
  3. Jan 24, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  4. Jan 24, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H890)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1301National Right-to-Work ActRelated billMay 4, 2007

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

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  1. Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House

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