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S. 545 115th 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: March 7, 2017 Introduced by: Rand Paul Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Labor-management relations
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Mar 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 7, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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, 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).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 785 National Right-to-Work Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Republican 18
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Oct 11, 2018
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 8, 2018
Burr, Richard
· Feb 6, 2018
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 6, 2018
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 25, 2018
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 6, 2017
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Mar 7, 2017
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 7, 2017
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 7, 2017
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Mar 7, 2017
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 7, 2017
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 7, 2017
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 7, 2017
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Mar 7, 2017
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 7, 2017
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 7, 2017
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 7, 2017
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 7, 2017
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 545: National Right-to-Work Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-545/
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"S. 545: National Right-to-Work Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-545/.
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