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HR 5351 118th Congress House Labor and Employment

Nationwide Right to Unionize Act

Introduced: September 5, 2023 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 5, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nationwide Right To Unionize Act

This bill authorizes labor agreements to require membership in a labor organization (i.e., union) as a condition of employment regardless of state law (thus preempting any state laws that prohibit such agreements).

What's happening now September 5, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2724 Identical bill Nationwide Right To Unionize Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 23
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jan 11, 2024
 D
Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Nov 29, 2023
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Oct 12, 2023
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 12, 2023
 D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Oct 3, 2023
 D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Oct 3, 2023
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 3, 2023
 D
McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Oct 3, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 5, 2023
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 5, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 5, 2023
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 5, 2023
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 5, 2023
Kildee, Daniel
· Sep 5, 2023
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 5, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 5, 2023
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 5, 2023
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 5, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 5, 2023
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 5, 2023
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 5, 2023
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 5, 2023
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Swalwell, Eric
California · Sep 5, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5351: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5351/
MLA
"H.R. 5351: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5351/.
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H.R. 5351, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5351/.
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