# 117-hr-8793: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act

117-hr-8793, Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, is a 117th 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: 117-hr-8793
- Congress: 117
- Title: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-09-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 26
- 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 (26)

- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022
- 117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
- 117-hr-3755: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-8793 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8793)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5727)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5441)
- [117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4)
- [117-hr-3755: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3755)
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