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H.R. 4657 96th Congress House

Student Freedom of Choice Act of 1979

Official title: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide for a freedom of choice in labor relations for full-time and part-time secondary and college studen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide for a freedom of choice in labor relations for full-time and part-time secondary and college students by exempting them from compulsory union membership, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 28, 1979 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Civil Rights and LibertiesDiscrimination in employmentEducationLabor union membership
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Labor unionsRailroad employeesRailroadsStudent employmentStudents
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This bill died when the 96th Congress ended
It never became law before the 96th Congress (1979–1980) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 28, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 28, 1979
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 Latest action June 28, 1979

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Freedom of Choice Act of 1979 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to provide that no employer shall justify discrimination against any employee for nonmembership in or failure to support a labor organization if the employee is a student enrolled in a full-time program of secondary, vocational, or higher education.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 665 Identical bill Student Freedom of Choice Act of 1979
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jun 28, 1979
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 28, 1979
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4657: Student Freedom of Choice Act of 1979. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4657/
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"H.R. 4657: Student Freedom of Choice Act of 1979." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4657/.
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H.R. 4657, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4657/.
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