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S. 532 118th 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: February 27, 2023 Introduced by: Rand Paul Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Labor-management relationsRailroadsTransportation employees
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Feb 28, 2023
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 17.
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 28, 2023

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 17.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Right-to-Work Act

This bill repeals those provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act that permit employers to make an agreement with a labor union to require employees to join such union as a condition of employment.

Currently, at least 27 states have enacted laws prohibiting employers from compelling employees to become members of a union as a condition of employment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1200 National Right-to-Work Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Republican 28
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 29, 2024
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Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · Oct 19, 2023
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Oct 19, 2023
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Oct 4, 2023
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 13, 2023
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Jul 13, 2023
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Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Jul 10, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jul 10, 2023
Mullin, Markwayne
· Mar 1, 2023
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 27, 2023
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 27, 2023
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 27, 2023
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 27, 2023
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 27, 2023
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 27, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 27, 2023
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Feb 27, 2023
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Feb 27, 2023
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 27, 2023
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 27, 2023
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Feb 27, 2023
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 27, 2023
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 27, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 27, 2023
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 27, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 27, 2023
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 27, 2023
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Feb 27, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 27, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 532: National Right-to-Work Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-532/
MLA
"S. 532: National Right-to-Work Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-532/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 532, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-532/.
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