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S 204 113th Congress Senate

National Right-to-Work Act

Official title: A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.

Introduced: January 31, 2013 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Labor-management relationsRailroadsTransportation employees
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Feb 4, 2013
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 11.
Jan 31, 2013
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 31, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 4, 2013

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 11.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Right-to-Work Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that is a 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).

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 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 13
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 29, 2014
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 24, 2014
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 24, 2014
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 27, 2014
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 14, 2014
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 12, 2013
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Dec 12, 2013
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · May 16, 2013
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Apr 8, 2013
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 4, 2013
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 31, 2013
Burr, Richard
· Jan 31, 2013
Heller, Dean
· Jan 31, 2013
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 31, 2013
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 31, 2013
Vitter, David
· Jan 31, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 204: National Right-to-Work Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-204/
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"S. 204: National Right-to-Work Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-204/.
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S. 204, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-204/.
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