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H.R. 3827 115th Congress House

Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act

Official title: To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 2017 Introduced by: Brad Sherman Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Federal preemptionLabor-management relationsState and local government operations
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Sep 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 25, 2017
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor agreements to require membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment regardless of state law (thus preempting state laws that prohibit such agreements).

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 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 29
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 27, 2018
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Nov 27, 2018
Ellison, Keith
· Jul 18, 2018
BRADY, ROBERT
· Feb 14, 2018
Eshoo, Anna
· Dec 4, 2017
LEVIN, SANDER
· Oct 12, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 26, 2017
Bass, Karen
· Sep 25, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 25, 2017
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 25, 2017
CLAY, WM.
· Sep 25, 2017
CONYERS, JOHN
· Sep 25, 2017
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Sep 25, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 25, 2017
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Sep 25, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 25, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Sep 25, 2017
Kildee, Daniel
· Sep 25, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 25, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 25, 2017
NOLAN, RICHARD
· Sep 25, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 25, 2017
Payne, Donald
· Sep 25, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 25, 2017
Sires, Albio
· Sep 25, 2017
Speier, Jackie
· Sep 25, 2017
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Sep 25, 2017
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Sep 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3827: Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3827/
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