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HR 5880 113th Congress House Labor and Employment Intergovernmental relations Labor-management relations State and local government operations

Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2013

Introduced: December 11, 2014 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Dec 11, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Dec 11, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2013 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to repeal the disclaimer that nothing in the law shall be construed as authorizing the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in any state or territory in which such execution or application is prohibited by state or territorial law.

(Preempts contrary state or territorial law to allow the execution or application of agreements requiring union membership.)

What's happening now December 11, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 9
Bass, Karen
· Dec 11, 2014
BRADY, ROBERT
· Dec 11, 2014
Cárdenas, Tony
· Dec 11, 2014
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Dec 11, 2014
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 11, 2014
CONYERS, JOHN
· Dec 11, 2014
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Dec 11, 2014
FARR, SAM
· Dec 11, 2014
FATTAH, CHAKA
· Dec 11, 2014
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Dec 11, 2014
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Dec 11, 2014
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Dec 11, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 11, 2014
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Dec 11, 2014
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 11, 2014
Lowenthal, Alan
· Dec 11, 2014
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 11, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 11, 2014
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 11, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 11, 2014
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Dec 11, 2014
SANCHEZ, LORETTA
· Dec 11, 2014
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 11, 2014
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Dec 11, 2014
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Dec 11, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5880: Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5880/
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