# 116-hr-5712: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act

116-hr-5712, Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5712
- Congress: 116
- Title: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-01-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Nationwide Right To Unionize Act This bill provides authorization for labor agreements to require membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment regardless of state law (thus preempting state laws that prohibit such agreements).

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5712 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5712)

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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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