H.R. 5159
119th 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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sep 4, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
7
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Cosponsors
17
D
Tonko, Paul
D
Hoyle, Val T.
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Budzinski, Nikki
D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Garamendi, John
D
Gomez, Jimmy
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
D
Magaziner, Seth
D
McGarvey, Morgan
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Panetta, Jimmy
D
Peters, Scott H.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5159: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5159/
"H.R. 5159: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5159/.
H.R. 5159, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5159/.
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