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HR 785 115th Congress House Labor and Employment Employment discrimination and employee rights Labor-management relations Railroads Transportation employees

National Right-to-Work Act

Introduced: September 18, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced in House
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National Right-to-Work Act

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers or labor organizations, 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).

What's happening now February 1, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Cosponsors 96
All 96 Republican 54
R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Nov 2, 2018
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Aug 3, 2018
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 11, 2018
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Jul 11, 2018
Rice, Tom
· Jun 29, 2018
McSally, Martha
· Jun 12, 2018
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · May 23, 2018
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 15, 2018
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · May 15, 2018
Holding, George
· May 8, 2018
 R
Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Apr 24, 2018
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Mar 26, 2018
Russell, Steve
· Mar 26, 2018
Sanford, Mark
· Mar 26, 2018
Handel, Karen
· Mar 15, 2018
Abraham, Ralph
· Mar 13, 2018
Labrador, Raul
· Mar 13, 2018
Hunter, Duncan
· Feb 27, 2018
Rooney, Thomas
· Jan 30, 2018
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Dec 13, 2017
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Dec 4, 2017
Harper, Gregg
· Dec 4, 2017
Blum, Rod
· Nov 21, 2017
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Nov 9, 2017
Hollingsworth, Trey
· Nov 7, 2017
Garrett, Thomas
· Nov 6, 2017
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Nov 1, 2017
Young, David
· Nov 1, 2017
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Oct 25, 2017
Ratcliffe, John
· Oct 19, 2017
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Oct 19, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 11, 2017
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Oct 11, 2017
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Oct 11, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Oct 5, 2017
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 5, 2017
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Oct 5, 2017
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Oct 5, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Sep 28, 2017
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 28, 2017
Black, Diane
· Sep 27, 2017
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Sep 27, 2017
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 27, 2017
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Sep 25, 2017
Mitchell, Paul
· Sep 25, 2017
Collins, Doug
· Sep 18, 2017
Graves, Tom
· Sep 18, 2017
Messer, Luke
· Sep 18, 2017
BARTON, JOE
· Sep 13, 2017
Cheney, Liz
· Sep 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 785: National Right-to-Work Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-785/
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"H.R. 785: National Right-to-Work Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-785/.
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H.R. 785, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-785/.
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