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H.R. 8257 94th Congress House

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: June 26, 1975 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Federal employeesFederal employees and officialsLabor and EmploymentLabor policyLabor unions
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Jun 26, 1975
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 1975
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Latest action June 26, 1975

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that the right of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities, may not be restricted by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment (such restriction being presently authorized under the National Labor Relations Act under specified conditions).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8257: 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.. 94th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-8257/
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"H.R. 8257: 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.." 94th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-8257/.
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H.R. 8257, 94th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-8257/.
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