What This Bill Does
This bill aims to protect workers' freedom to choose whether or not to join labor organizations. The bill makes changes to federal labor laws that currently allow certain agreements between employers and unions.
Who It Affects
Individual employees, labor organizations (unions), employers, and railroad companies operating under the Railway Labor Act.
Key Provisions
• Removes exceptions that allow employers and unions to require workers to join or financially support labor organizations as a condition of employment (Sec. 2(a))
• Eliminates provisions that authorize agreements requiring workers to pay union fees or dues to keep their jobs (Sec. 2(b))
• Prevents unions from discriminating against workers or threatening them based on union membership status (Sec. 2(c))
• Removes a specific provision in railroad labor law that previously authorized certain union security agreements (Sec. 3)
What Changes
If this bill becomes law, employers and unions could no longer require workers to join unions or pay union fees as a condition of employment. Workers would have the legal right to refuse union participation without losing their jobs.
Important Definitions
None defined in bill text.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1200
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form,
join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. PERRY, Mr.
BAIRD, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr.
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mrs.
LESKO, Mr. MANN, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. EZELL, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr.
DESJARLAIS, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. COMER, Mr. MOONEY, Mrs. HINSON,
Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. WITTMAN, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Ms.
MACE, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. OGLES, Mrs. BICE, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. C.
SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. STEUBE,
and Mr. FRY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employ-
ees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to
refrain from such activities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Right-to-
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Work Act’’.
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•HR 1200 IH
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELA-
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TIONS ACT.
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(a) Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (29
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U.S.C. 157) is amended by striking ‘‘except to’’ and all
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that follows through ‘‘authorized in section 8(a)(3)’’.
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(b) Section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations
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Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘: Pro-
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vided, That’’ and all that follows through ‘‘retaining mem-
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bership’’.
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(c) Section 8(b) of the National Labor Relations Act
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(29 U.S.C. 158(b)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or to dis-
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criminate’’ and all that follows through ‘‘retaining
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membership’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘covered by
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an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3)’’.
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(d) Section 8(f) of the National Labor Relations Act
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(29 U.S.C. 158(f)) is amended by striking paragraph (2)
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and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
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(2) and (3), respectively.
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SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT.
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Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 152)
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is amended by striking paragraph Eleventh.
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