National Right-to-Work Act
Latest action · Apr 29, 2015 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 28, 2015
- 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 129
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2015 to Sep 14, 2016, with 75 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-FL | Curt Clawson | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jan 28, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2015Introduced in House
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