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H.R. 5351 118th 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: September 5, 2023 Introduced by: Brad Sherman Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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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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 Latest action September 5, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 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).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2724 Identical bill Nationwide Right To Unionize Act
  • HR 8793 Reintroduction of Nationwide Right to Unionize Act
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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
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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
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 5, 2023
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 5, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 5, 2023
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 5, 2023
 D
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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APA
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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