HR 5428 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act

Introduced Sep 13, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Donald Norcross D-NJ

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Latest action · Sep 13, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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. IntroducedSep 13, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act

This bill denies employers a tax deduction for any expenditures incurred for attempting to influence their employees with respect to labor organizations or labor organization activities, such as elections, labor disputes, and collective actions.

The bill requires employers to report on their attempts to influence their employees with respect to labor organizations and their activities.

Cosponsors 108

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 13, 2023.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-TXAl GreenOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ILBill FosterOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalSep 13, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-OHEmilia Strong SykesOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ILEric SorensenOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-INFrank J. MrvanOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalSep 13, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MEJared F. GoldenOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-COJason CrowOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MALori TrahanOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ILNikki BudzinskiOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-WARick LarsenOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ILSean CastenOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-RISeth MagazinerOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-PASusan WildOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-ORVal T. HoyleOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NCWiley NickelOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalSep 13, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalSep 13, 2023

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Sep 13, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 13, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 13, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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: Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18) The single subject of this legislation is: Labor

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 148, September 13, 2023, page H4297.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 737No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) ActIdentical billMar 9, 2023
HR 5456No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) ActIdentical billSep 14, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end the tax subsidy for employer efforts to influence their workers' exercise of their rights around labor organizations and engaging in collective action.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 13, 2023Introduced in House

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