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H.R. 5712 116th Congress House

Nationwide Right to Unionize 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: January 29, 2020 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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Jan 29, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 29, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nationwide Right To Unionize Act

This bill provides authorization for 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).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3255 Identical bill Nationwide Right To Unionize Act
  • HR 8793 Reintroduced Bill Nationwide Right to Unionize Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 24
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 11, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Feb 4, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 29, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jan 29, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 29, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Jan 29, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 29, 2020
Kildee, Daniel
· Jan 29, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 29, 2020
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jan 29, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 29, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Jan 29, 2020
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jan 29, 2020
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jan 29, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5712: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5712/
MLA
"H.R. 5712: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5712/.
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H.R. 5712, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5712/.
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