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HR 1047 112th Congress House Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Intergovernmental relations Labor-management relations National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) State and local government operations

State Right to Vote Act

Introduced: March 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 11, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Right to Vote Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to declare that nothing in the Act shall be construed to authorize or recognize a labor organization as the representative of employees in a state where recognition of the labor organization is prohibited, unless the labor organization has been selected by a majority of such employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Prohibits a federal agency from bringing a challenge against a state statute or constitutional provision which protects the right of employees to choose labor organization representatives through secret ballot elections.

What's happening now March 21, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Republican 8
Hensarling, Jeb
· Apr 25, 2012
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 15, 2011
Bonner, Jo
· May 4, 2011
Jenkins, Lynn
· May 4, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· May 4, 2011
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 29, 2011
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 29, 2011
Bishop, Rob
· Mar 11, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· Mar 11, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Mar 11, 2011
Flores, Bill
· Mar 11, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 11, 2011
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 11, 2011
Gowdy, Trey
· Mar 11, 2011
HERGER, WALLY
· Mar 11, 2011
King, Steve
· Mar 11, 2011
McHenry, Patrick
· Mar 11, 2011
Noem, Kristi
· Mar 11, 2011
Rokita, Todd
· Mar 11, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 11, 2011
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 11, 2011
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 11, 2011
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Mar 11, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 11, 2011
Yoder, Kevin
· Mar 11, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1047: State Right to Vote Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1047/
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"H.R. 1047: State Right to Vote Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1047/.
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H.R. 1047, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1047/.
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