HR1232119th CongressWALLET

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

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  • Webster (FL)

    FL • R

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  • Perry

    PA • R

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  • Issa

    CA • R

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  • Fulcher

    ID • R

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  • Palmer

    AL • R

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  • Moolenaar

    MI • R

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  • Carter (GA)

    GA • R

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  • 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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    TN • R

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    IA • R

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    FL • R

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    TX • R

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    AZ • R

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    CA • R

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    TX • R

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    AL • R

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    TN • R

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    GA • R

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    GA • R

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  • Ellzey

    TX • R

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    SC • R

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    PA • R

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    KY • R

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    FL • R

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    KY • R

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    FL • R

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    GA • R

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    AL • R

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    KS • R

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    MS • R

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    IN • R

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  • Hudson

    NC • R

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  • Moore (NC)

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  • Biggs (SC)

    SC • R

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    NC • R

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  • Letlow

    LA • R

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    NE • R

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    KS • R

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    TX • R

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  • McCormick

    GA • R

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    FL • R

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    OK • R

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  • Rogers (AL)

    AL • R

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    TN • R

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  • Ogles

    TN • R

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    TX • R

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    FL • R

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    PA • R

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    MO • R

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    SC • R

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  • McDowell

    NC • R

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    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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    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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    NC • R

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    NC • R

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  • Roy

    TX • R

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    AR • R

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    AZ • R

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  • Bentz

    OR • R

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    AL • R

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    IA • R

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    AR • R

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    AZ • R

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    MI • R

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    TX • R

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    AK • R

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    TX • R

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    NC • R

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    FL • R

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    TX • R

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    PA • R

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    GA • R

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    OK • R

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    OH • R

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    IL • R

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  • Crawford

    AR • R

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    TX • R

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  • Harshbarger

    TN • R

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    NC • R

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    GA • R

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    TX • R

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    TN • R

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    CO • R

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    WI • R

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    KY • R

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    TX • R

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  • Downing

    MT • R

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  • Gonzales, Tony

    TX • R

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