S 497
105th Congress
Senate
Labor and Employment
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Construction workers
Discrimination in employment
Labor union membership
Payroll deductions
Railroad employees
Transportation and Public Works
Unfair labor practices
Union dues
Union security
National Right to Work Act of 1997
Introduced: March 20, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Mar 20, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2669)
Mar 20, 1997
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
National Right to Work Act of 1997 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement (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).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1