National Right-to-Work Act
Sponsored By: Representative Wilson (SC)
Introduced
Summary
This bill would eliminate statutory rules that allow employers or agreements to require union membership or dues as a condition of employment, changing key language in the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act. It removes clauses that referenced or authorized union-security agreements and reworks several NLRA provisions that limit or condition organizing and bargaining rules.
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- Workers: Would make union membership and paying union dues voluntary for employees covered by the NLRA and the Railway Labor Act. It strikes statutory text that previously tied employment conditions to union support.
- Labor organizations: Would narrow the legal basis for union-security arrangements by deleting specific provisos and references in multiple NLRA sections. That reduces a statutory lever unions have relied on to require membership or fees.
- Employers and rail industry bargaining: Would alter the structure of bargaining and representation rules by removing a paragraph from the Railway Labor Act and redesignating parts of the NLRA, changing the statutory framework that governs employer-employee union relations.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Private sector workers could skip union dues
This bill would change federal labor rules for private-sector workplaces. Employers and unions would not be able to require you to join a union. You also would not have to pay union dues or fees to get or keep a job. It would remove legal language that supported union-security clauses in contracts. This could change bargaining power and union funding at some workplaces. If enacted, the changes would take effect right away.
Changes to rail and airline union rules
This bill would delete one paragraph in the Railway Labor Act. It would change rules tied to union membership or fees for railroad and airline workers. Some workers could face fewer membership or fee requirements, while unions could lose leverage. If enacted, the change would take effect right away.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wilson (SC)
SC • R
Cosponsors
Cline
VA • R
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Webster (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Perry
PA • R
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Issa
CA • R
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Fulcher
ID • R
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Palmer
AL • R
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Moolenaar
MI • R
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Carter (GA)
GA • R
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Weber (TX)
TX • R
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Hageman
WY • R
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Cammack
FL • R
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Fitzgerald
WI • R
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Tiffany
WI • R
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Hern (OK)
OK • R
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Guest
MS • R
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Babin
TX • R
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Hinson
IA • R
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Bilirakis
FL • R
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Alford
MO • R
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DesJarlais
TN • R
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Miller-Meeks
IA • R
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Franklin, Scott
FL • R
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Bean (FL)
FL • R
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Nehls
TX • R
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Ciscomani
AZ • R
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Obernolte
CA • R
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Self
TX • R
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Strong
AL • R
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Fleischmann
TN • R
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Scott, Austin
GA • R
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Collins
GA • R
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Ellzey
TX • R
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Mace
SC • R
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Kelly (PA)
PA • R
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Barr
KY • R
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Rutherford
FL • R
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Guthrie
KY • R
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Steube
FL • R
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Loudermilk
GA • R
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Aderholt
AL • R
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Mann
KS • R
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Ezell
MS • R
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Baird
IN • R
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Hudson
NC • R
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Moore (NC)
NC • R
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Biggs (SC)
SC • R
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Edwards
NC • R
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Letlow
LA • R
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Smith (NE)
NE • R
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Schmidt
KS • R
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Crenshaw
TX • R
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McCormick
GA • R
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Dunn (FL)
FL • R
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Bice
OK • R
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Rogers (AL)
AL • R
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Green (TN)
TN • R
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Ogles
TN • R
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Carter (TX)
TX • R
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Haridopolos
FL • R
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Joyce (PA)
PA • R
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Onder
MO • R
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Miller (WV)
WV • R
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Timmons
SC • R
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McDowell
NC • R
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McGuire
VA • R
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Owens
UT • R
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Calvert
CA • R
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Sessions
TX • R
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Maloy
UT • R
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Hill (AR)
AR • R
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Lee (FL)
FL • R
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Allen
GA • R
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Yakym
IN • R
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Burlison
MO • R
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Mills
FL • R
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Griffith
VA • R
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Baumgartner
WA • R
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Stutzman
IN • R
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Moran
TX • R
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Norman
SC • R
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Harris (NC)
NC • R
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Rouzer
NC • R
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Roy
TX • R
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Williams (TX)
TX • R
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Westerman
AR • R
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Crane
AZ • R
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Bentz
OR • R
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Kennedy (UT)
UT • R
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Moore (AL)
AL • R
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Feenstra
IA • R
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Thompson (PA)
PA • R
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Womack
AR • R
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Gill (TX)
TX • R
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Kiggans (VA)
VA • R
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Gosar
AZ • R
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James
MI • R
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Pfluger
TX • R
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Begich
AK • R
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Goldman (TX)
TX • R
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Knott
NC • R
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Donalds
FL • R
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Cloud
TX • R
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Smucker
PA • R
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Clyde
GA • R
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Brecheen
OK • R
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Jordan
OH • R
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Miller (IL)
IL • R
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Crawford
AR • R
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Jackson (TX)
TX • R
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Harshbarger
TN • R
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Harrigan
NC • R
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Jack
GA • R
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Hunt
TX • R
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Rose
TN • R
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Crank
CO • R
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Wied
WI • R
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Massie
KY • R
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Van Duyne
TX • R
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Downing
MT • R
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Gonzales, Tony
TX • R
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