National Right-to-Work Act
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 51 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Feb 13, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Mar 7, 2007 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | May 14, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | May 14, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | May 14, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| R-ID | Bill Sali | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | May 13, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Sep 10, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2007 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H890)
- Jan 24, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7862 | John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN | Jul 17, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H890 | Joe Wilson R-SC | Jan 24, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-4 | STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S MIDDLE CLASS THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT100 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Feb 8, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1301 | National Right-to-Work Act | Related bill | May 4, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Right-to-Work Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
