HR 1275 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

National Right-to-Work Act

Introduced Feb 24, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Joe Wilson R-SC

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Latest action · Feb 24, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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. IntroducedFeb 24, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Right-to-Work Act

This bill repeals those provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act that permit employers to make an agreement with a labor union to require employees to join such union as a condition of employment.

Currently, at least 27 states have enacted laws prohibiting employers from compelling employees to become members of a union as a condition of employment.

Cosponsors 112

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2021 to Nov 17, 2022; 60 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-VABen ClineOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-TXChip RoyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-NCDan BishopOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-CODoug LambornOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-PAFred KellerOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-INGreg PenceOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-INJim BanksOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-FLKat CammackOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-COKen BuckOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-OKKevin HernOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-OKTom ColeOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-CATom McClintockOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-SCTom RiceOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-KSTracey MannOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalFeb 24, 2021
R-KYBrett GuthrieFeb 25, 2021
R-IDRuss FulcherFeb 25, 2021
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneFeb 26, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensMar 1, 2021
R-NCRichard HudsonMar 2, 2021
R-FLGus M. BilirakisMar 3, 2021
R-PALloyd SmuckerMar 3, 2021
R-TXRonny JacksonMar 3, 2021
R-TNDavid KustoffMar 8, 2021
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupMar 10, 2021
R-OHJim JordanMar 10, 2021
R-PAJohn JoyceMar 10, 2021
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryMar 10, 2021
R-VABob GoodMar 26, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinMar 26, 2021
R-OKFrank D. LucasMar 26, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonMar 26, 2021
R-MDAndy HarrisApr 5, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterApr 5, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordApr 5, 2021
R-ALMo BrooksApr 5, 2021
R-TNMark E. GreenApr 26, 2021
R-KYJames ComerMay 11, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMay 25, 2021
R-LAJulia LetlowMay 25, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraJun 11, 2021
R-KYAndy BarrJun 29, 2021
R-WVAlexander X. MooneySep 28, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOct 5, 2021
R-TNTim BurchettOct 5, 2021
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOct 15, 2021
R-KSJake LaTurnerOct 19, 2021
R-FLNeal P. DunnOct 19, 2021
R-NMYvette HerrellOct 19, 2021
R-MIPeter MeijerOct 25, 2021
R-CAMichelle SteelJan 10, 2022
R-OKStephanie I. BiceJan 10, 2022
R-ORCliff BentzFeb 7, 2022
R-TXJake EllzeyFeb 7, 2022
R-TXVan TaylorFeb 7, 2022
R-ILMary E. MillerApr 18, 2022
R-CAJay ObernolteApr 27, 2022
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVJul 18, 2022
R-IAAshley HinsonJul 18, 2022
R-ALBarry MooreJul 18, 2022
R-FLByron DonaldsJul 18, 2022
R-TXPat FallonJul 18, 2022
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeAug 5, 2022
R-TXAugust PflugerAug 5, 2022
R-INJames R. BairdAug 5, 2022
R-TXLance GoodenAug 5, 2022
R-MITim WalbergNov 17, 2022

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 Feb 24, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 24, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H600Joe Wilson R-SCFeb 24, 2021

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 I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 35, February 24, 2021, page H617.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-48EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR222 pagesEducation and Workforce CommitteeJun 14, 2022

Related bills 5

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 406National Right-to-Work ActRelated billFeb 24, 2021
HR 1200National Right-to-Work ActReintroduced BillFeb 27, 2023
HR 1232National Right-to-Work ActCross-Congress related billFeb 12, 2025
HR 2571National Right-to-Work ActReintroduction ofMay 8, 2019
S 3464National Right-to-Work ActRelated billJan 18, 2022

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 Title(s) 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.

  1. Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House

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