HR 1232 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

National Right-to-Work Act

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Joe Wilson R-SC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 12, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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. IntroducedFeb 12, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 129

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2025 to Sep 28, 2026; 74 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAaron BeanOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-NCAddison P. McDowellOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-VABen ClineOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-UTCeleste MaloyOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-NCChuck EdwardsOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-ALDale W. StrongOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-KSDerek SchmidtOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-MOEric BurlisonOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-CAJay ObernolteOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-VAJohn J. McGuire IIIOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-PAJohn JoyceOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-AZJuan CiscomaniOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLKat CammackOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TXKeith SelfOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-OKKevin HernOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLLaurel M. LeeOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-MOMark AlfordOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TNMark E. GreenOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-GAMike CollinsOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-MSMike EzellOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLMike HaridopolosOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-PAMike KellyOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-ALMike RogersOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-GARichard McCormickOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-MORobert F. Onder, Jr.OriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-INRudy Yakym IIIOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-IDRuss FulcherOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-WIScott FitzgeraldOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-PAScott PerryOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-SCSheri BiggsOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-NCTim MooreOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-KSTracey MannOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLCory MillsFeb 14, 2025
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithFeb 14, 2025
R-WAMichael BaumgartnerFeb 21, 2025
R-NCMark HarrisMar 3, 2025
R-INMarlin A. StutzmanMar 3, 2025
R-TXNathaniel MoranMar 3, 2025
R-SCRalph NormanMar 3, 2025
R-NCDavid RouzerMar 4, 2025
R-TXChip RoyMar 11, 2025
R-TXRoger WilliamsMar 21, 2025
R-ALBarry MooreMar 31, 2025
R-ARBruce WestermanMar 31, 2025
R-ORCliff BentzMar 31, 2025
R-AZElijah CraneMar 31, 2025
R-UTMike KennedyMar 31, 2025
R-IARandy FeenstraApr 8, 2025
R-TXBrandon GillApr 28, 2025
R-PAGlenn ThompsonApr 28, 2025
R-ARSteve WomackApr 28, 2025
R-VAJennifer A. KiggansApr 30, 2025
R-AZPaul A. GosarApr 30, 2025
R-TXAugust PflugerMay 6, 2025
R-MIJohn JamesMay 6, 2025
R-AKNicholas J. Begich IIIMay 19, 2025
R-TXCraig A. GoldmanJun 5, 2025
R-NCBrad KnottJul 14, 2025
R-FLByron DonaldsJul 23, 2025
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeAug 1, 2025
R-PALloyd SmuckerAug 1, 2025
R-TXMichael CloudAug 1, 2025
R-OKJosh BrecheenAug 15, 2025
R-OHJim JordanAug 29, 2025
R-ILMary E. MillerAug 29, 2025
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordSep 8, 2025
R-TXRonny JacksonSep 15, 2025
R-TNDiana HarshbargerSep 18, 2025
R-NCPat HarriganDec 3, 2025
R-GABrian JackJan 7, 2026
R-TXWesley HuntJan 7, 2026
R-COJeff CrankJan 12, 2026
R-TNJohn W. RoseJan 12, 2026
R-KYThomas MassieJan 12, 2026
R-WITony WiedJan 12, 2026
R-TXBeth Van DuyneJan 13, 2026
R-MTTroy DowningJan 14, 2026
R-TXTony GonzalesFeb 2, 2026
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaFeb 9, 2026
R-INErin HouchinFeb 9, 2026
R-FLRandy FineMar 9, 2026
R-MITom BarrettMay 11, 2026
R-UTBlake D. MooreAug 31, 2026
R-TXMonica De La CruzAug 31, 2026
R-TNMatt Van EppsSep 14, 2026
R-VARobert J. WittmanSep 14, 2026
R-MDAndy HarrisSep 28, 2026

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 12, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 12, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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 of the US Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 29, February 12, 2025, page H677.

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 12, 2025Introduced in House

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