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H.R. 4774 96th Congress House

A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any employee who is a member of a religion or sect historically holding conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting a…

Official title: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any employee who is a member of a religion or sect historically holding conscientious objectio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any employee who is a member of a religion or sect historically holding conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting a labor organization shall not be required to do so.

Introduced: July 12, 1979 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 24, 1980
Public Law 96-593.
Dec 24, 1980
Signed by President.
Dec 15, 1980
Measure presented to President.
Dec 15, 1980
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Dec 15, 1980
Measure enrolled in House.
Dec 13, 1980
Measure passed Senate.
Dec 13, 1980
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate.
Dec 13, 1980
Measure considered in Senate.
Dec 13, 1980
Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged in Senate.
Feb 18, 1980
Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Feb 12, 1980
Measure passed House, amended, roll call #44 (349-15).
Feb 12, 1980
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #44 (349-15).
Feb 12, 1980
Measure considered in House.
Feb 11, 1980
Measure considered in House.
Feb 11, 1980
Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Oct 4, 1979
Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 96-496.
Jul 12, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 12, 1979
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 24, 1980

Public Law 96-593.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #44 (349-15))

Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any employee who is a member of and adheres to a bona fide religion, body, or sect historically holding conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting a labor organization shall not be required to do so.

Allows such employee to be required in an employment contract to pay sums in lieu of and equal to dues and initiation fees to a nonreligious, nonlabor, charitable organization chosen by the employee.

Authorizes the labor organization to charge such employee the reasonable cost of any grievance-arbitration procedure instigated by and for such employee's benefit.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4774: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any employee who is a member of a religion or sect historically holding conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting a labor organization shall not be required to do so.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4774/
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"H.R. 4774: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any employee who is a member of a religion or sect historically holding conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting a labor organization shall not be required to do so.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4774/.
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H.R. 4774, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4774/.
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