HR 5894 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2016

Introduced Jul 14, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Brad Sherman D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 19, 2016 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. IntroducedJul 14, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2016

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to repeal the disclaimer that nothing in the law shall be construed as authorizing the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in any state or territory in which such execution or application is prohibited by state or territorial law.

(The bill preempts contrary state or territorial law to allow the execution or application of agreements requiring union membership.)

Cosponsors 48

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2016 to Dec 8, 2016; 44 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlan GraysonOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJul 14, 2016
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CASam FarrOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CATed LieuOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJul 25, 2016
D-CAJared HuffmanSep 8, 2016
D-CAMark DeSaulnierDec 8, 2016
D-MISander M. LevinDec 8, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jul 14, 2016
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
Referred Sep 19, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Jul 14, 2016Introduced in House
  3. Jul 14, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 114, July 14, 2016, page H5015.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment.
Short Titles as Introduced
Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2016

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 14, 2016Introduced in House

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