H.R. 2571: National Right-to-Work Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-08 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Right-to-Work Act

Plain summary

National Right-to-Work Act This bill repeals those provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act that permit employers, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that is a union security agreement, to require employees to join a union as a condition of employment (including provisions permitting railroad carriers to require, pursuant to such an agreement, payroll deduction of union dues or fees as a condition of employment).

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Official text

National Right-to-Work Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · 109 cosponsors

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Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), John R. Carter (R-TX), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Brian Babin (R-TX), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Harris (R-MD), Scott Perry (R-PA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Ted Budd (R-NC), J. French Hill (R-AR), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Roger Williams (R-TX), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), David Kustoff (R-TN), Steve Womack (R-AR) and 49 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2571.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2571 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116