Skip to main content
HR 4636 107th Congress House Labor and Employment Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Antitrust law Auditing Business records Civil actions and liability Collective bargaining Collective bargaining agreements Commerce Damages Department of Labor Employee rights Evidence (Law) Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Industrial relations Injunctions

Workers' Bill of Rights

Introduced: May 1, 2002 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Jul 15, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 1, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 1, 2002
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Workers' Bill of Rights - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to add provisions relating to: (1) an employer's recognition of a labor organization as representative of workers for collective bargaining and other purposes; (2) limitation on dues collection; (3) membership right to vote on a contract before a strike is called; (4) penalties for causing recognition of an unelected labor organization; (5) secret ballot election; (6) the lifting of a bar against an election once an existing contract has been in effect for one year or more; (7) majority deauthorization of union security agreements; and (8) enforcement of limits on dues agreements.

Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to include coverage of employers, or groups or associations of employers, that receive Federal funds. Gives employees who are not union members, but who are core dues payers, the same right as any union member to participate in any vote that concerns a strike or wages, benefits, or working conditions. Revises provisions relating to availability of information. Allows a trusteeship (for authorization control of a union) to be authorized only after a fair hearing either before the executive board or another body provided by the constitution and bylaws of the labor organization. Requires a labor organization to show by clear and convincing proof that the continuation of the trusteeship is necessary for an allowable purpose.

Amends the Clayton Act to provide that nothing shall make it lawful for any two or more labor organizations to enter into an agreement that restrains an employee's ability to select a collecting bargaining representative.

What's happening now July 18, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 21, 2002
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 11, 2002
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 1, 2002
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4636: Workers' Bill of Rights. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4636/
MLA
"H.R. 4636: Workers' Bill of Rights." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4636/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4636, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4636/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4636: Workers' Bill of Rights](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4636/)
Report a problem