HR 8426 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024

Latest action · May 16, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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. IntroducedMay 16, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 181

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2024 to Oct 22, 2024; 86 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-ILBill FosterOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalMay 16, 2024
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalMay 16, 2024
R-NEDon BaconOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMay 16, 2024
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-INFrank J. MrvanOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-OHGreg LandsmanOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalMay 16, 2024
R-ORLori Chavez-DeRemerOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-GALucy McBathOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalMay 16, 2024
R-NYMarcus J. MolinaroOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-WAMarie Gluesenkamp PerezOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalMay 16, 2024
R-NYMichael LawlerOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-ILNikki BudzinskiOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-WARick LarsenOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-PASusan WildOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-ORVal T. HoyleOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAJudy ChuMay 17, 2024
D-NCAlma S. AdamsMay 21, 2024
D-COBrittany PettersenMay 21, 2024
D-NCDonald G. DavisMay 21, 2024
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMay 21, 2024
D-FLLois FrankelMay 21, 2024
D-NYTimothy M. KennedyMay 21, 2024
D-MIRashida TlaibMay 22, 2024
D-CTJoe CourtneyMay 23, 2024
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.May 24, 2024
D-CAJim CostaMay 24, 2024
D-CAJimmy GomezMay 24, 2024
D-COJoe NeguseMay 24, 2024
D-AKMary Sattler PeltolaMay 24, 2024
D-CAMaxine WatersMay 24, 2024
D-CASara JacobsMay 24, 2024
D-NCValerie P. FousheeMay 24, 2024
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 28, 2024
R-NYAnthony D'EspositoMay 31, 2024
D-CARo KhannaMay 31, 2024
D-OREarl BlumenauerJun 7, 2024
D-NJRobert MenendezJun 7, 2024
D-RISeth MagazinerJun 7, 2024
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezJun 11, 2024
D-RIGabe AmoJun 11, 2024
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJun 11, 2024
D-NMGabe VasquezJun 14, 2024
D-VAJennifer WextonJun 14, 2024
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderJun 18, 2024
D-WIGwen MooreJun 18, 2024
D-NYJamaal BowmanJun 18, 2024
D-CTJames A. HimesJun 18, 2024
D-CAJuan VargasJun 18, 2024
D-WAPramila JayapalJun 18, 2024
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 25, 2024
D-ORAndrea SalinasJun 25, 2024
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJun 25, 2024
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJun 25, 2024
D-NYGrace MengJun 25, 2024
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 25, 2024
D-CAJared HuffmanJun 25, 2024
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleJun 25, 2024
D-NCKathy E. ManningJun 25, 2024
D-MDKweisi MfumeJun 25, 2024
D-PAMadeleine DeanJun 25, 2024
D-ILMike QuigleyJun 25, 2024
D-ILRobin L. KellyJun 25, 2024
D-AZRuben GallegoJun 25, 2024
D-NHChris PappasJun 26, 2024
D-HIEd CaseJun 26, 2024
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneJun 26, 2024
D-TXLizzie FletcherJun 27, 2024
D-NYThomas R. SuozziJun 27, 2024
D-COYadira CaraveoJun 27, 2024
D-CABarbara LeeJun 28, 2024
D-PASummer L. LeeJun 28, 2024
D-VTBecca BalintJul 2, 2024
D-MDJamie RaskinJul 2, 2024
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonJul 2, 2024
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaJul 2, 2024
D-CAZoe LofgrenJul 2, 2024
D-TXAl GreenJul 5, 2024
D-WADerek KilmerJul 5, 2024
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJul 5, 2024
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenJul 5, 2024
D-NYPatrick RyanJul 5, 2024
D-CAMike ThompsonJul 9, 2024
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoJul 11, 2024
D-CAJosh HarderJul 11, 2024
D-OHMarcy KapturJul 11, 2024
R-NYNick LaLotaJul 11, 2024
D-NJAndy KimJul 15, 2024
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanJul 15, 2024
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJul 18, 2024
D-AZGreg StantonJul 22, 2024
D-FLKathy CastorJul 22, 2024
D-ALTerri A. SewellJul 22, 2024
D-NCWiley NickelJul 22, 2024
D-NCJeff JacksonJul 24, 2024
D-CAMike LevinJul 26, 2024
D-ILSean CastenJul 26, 2024
D-WAKim SchrierJul 30, 2024
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Jul 30, 2024
D-NVDina TitusAug 2, 2024
D-MIShri ThanedarAug 6, 2024
D-CATony CárdenasAug 9, 2024
D-CODiana DeGetteAug 16, 2024
D-CAPete AguilarAug 16, 2024
D-ILEric SorensenSep 18, 2024
D-KSSharice DavidsSep 19, 2024
D-NYAdriano EspaillatSep 20, 2024
D-ILLauren UnderwoodSep 20, 2024
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOct 1, 2024
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOct 11, 2024
D-LATroy A. CarterOct 22, 2024

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 May 16, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2024Introduced in House
  2. May 16, 2024Referred 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 of the U.S. Constitution, which states that the United States Congress shall have power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' The single subject of this legislation is: This bill empowers the Federal Labor Relations Authority to protect the collective bargaining rights of public sector workers.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 85, May 16, 2024, page H3329.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5727Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021Reintroduction ofOct 26, 2021

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2024Introduced in House

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