United States 118th Congress Status: Died 138 R cosponsors

HR 1200 — National Right-to-Work Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  3. Died in session

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Summary

To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

3 sections in 2 laws

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-124).

Labor-management relations · 29 U.S.C. ch. 7 2 sections
  • § 157 Right of employees as to organization, collective bargaining, etc. Amends

    29 U.S.C. § 157

    The law today

    Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and shall also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities except to the extent that such right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized in section 158(a)(3) of this title.

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  • § 158 Unfair labor practices Amends

    29 U.S.C. § 158 — at 158(a)(3), 158(b), and 158(f)

    The law today

    (a) Unfair labor practices by employer It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer— (1) to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 157 of this title; (2) to dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any labor organization or contribute financial or other support to it: Provided, That subject to rules and regulations made and published by the Board pursuant to section 156 of this title, an employer shall not be prohibited from permitting employees to confer with him during working hours without loss of time or pay; (3) by discrimination in regard to hire or tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization: Provided, That nothing in this subchapter, or in any other statute of the United States, shall preclude an employer from making an agreement with a labor organization (not established, maintained, or assisted by any action defined in this subsection as an unfair labor practice) to require as a condition of employment membership therein on or after the thirtieth day following the beginning of such employment or the effective date of such agreement, whichever is the later, (i) if such labor organization is the representative of the employees as provided in section 159(a) of this title, in the appropriate collective-bargaining unit covered by such agreement when made, and (ii) unless following an election held as provided in section 159(e) of this title within one year preceding the effective date of such agreement, the Board shall have certified that at least a majority of the employees eligible to vote in such election have voted to rescind the authority of such labor organization to make such an agreement: Provided further, That no employer shall justify any discrimination against an employee for nonmembership in a labor organization (A) if he has reasonable grounds for believing that such membership was not available to the employee on the same terms and conditions generally applicable to other members, or (B) if he has reasonable grounds for believing that membership was denied or terminated for reasons other than the failure of the employee to tender the periodic dues and the initiation fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership; (4) to discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because he has filed charges or given testimony under this subchapter; (5) to refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives of his employees, subject to the provisions of section 159(a) of this title. (b) Unfair labor practices by labor organization It shall be an unfair labor practice for a labor organization or its agents— (1) to restrain or coerce (A) employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 157 of this title: Provided, That this paragraph shall not impair the right of a labor organization to prescribe its own rules with respect to the acquisition or retention of membership therein; or (B) an employer in the selection of his representatives for the purposes of collective bargaining or the adjustment of grievances; (2) to cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against an employee in violation of subsection (a)(3) or to discriminate against an employee with respect to whom membership in such organization has been denied or terminated on some ground other than his failure to tender the periodic dues and the initiation fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership; (3) to refuse to bargain collectively with an employer, provided it is the representative of his employees subject to the provisions of section 159(a) of this title; (4) (i) to engage in, or to induce or encourage any individual employed by any person engaged in commerce or in an industry affecting commerce to engage in, a strike or a refusal in the course of his employment to use, manufacture, process, tra...

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Railway labor · 45 U.S.C. ch. 8 1 section
  • § 152 General duties Amends

    45 U.S.C. § 152

    The law today

    First. Duty of carriers and employees to settle disputes It shall be the duty of all carriers, their officers, agents, and employees to exert every reasonable effort to make and maintain agreements concerning rates of pay, rules, and working conditions, and to settle all disputes, whether arising out of the application of such agreements or otherwise, in order to avoid any interruption to commerce or to the operation of any carrier growing out of any dispute between the carrier and the employees thereof. Second. Consideration of disputes by representatives All disputes between a carrier or carriers and its or their employees shall be considered, and, if possible, decided, with all expedition, in conference between representatives designated and authorized so to confer, respectively, by the carrier or carriers and by the employees thereof interested in the dispute. Third. Designation of representatives Representatives, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be designated by the respective parties without interference, influence, or coercion by either party over the designation of representatives by the other; and neither party shall in any way interfere with, influence, or coerce the other in its choice of representatives. Representatives of employees for the purposes of this chapter need not be persons in the employ of the carrier, and no carrier shall, by interference, influence, or coercion seek in any manner to prevent the designation by its employees as their representatives of those who or which are not employees of the carrier. Fourth. Organization and collective bargaining; freedom from interference by carrier; assistance in organizing or maintaining organization by carrier forbidden; deduction of dues from wages forbidden Employees shall have the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing. The majority of any craft or class of employees shall have the right to determine who shall be the representative of the craft or class for the purposes of this chapter. No carrier, its officers, or agents shall deny or in any way question the right of its employees to join, organize, or assist in organizing the labor organization of their choice, and it shall be unlawful for any carrier to interfere in any way with the organization of its employees, or to use the funds of the carrier in maintaining or assisting or contributing to any labor organization, labor representative, or other agency of collective bargaining, or in performing any work therefor, or to influence or coerce employees in an effort to induce them to join or remain or not to join or remain members of any labor organization, or to deduct from the wages of employees any dues, fees, assessments, or other contributions payable to labor organizations, or to collect or to assist in the collection of any such dues, fees, assessments, or other contributions: Provided, That nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a carrier from permitting an employee, individually, or local representatives of employees from conferring with management during working hours without loss of time, or to prohibit a carrier from furnishing free transportation to its employees while engaged in the business of a labor organization. Fifth. Agreements to join or not to join labor organizations forbidden No carrier, its officers, or agents shall require any person seeking employment to sign any contract or agreement promising to join or not to join a labor organization; and if any such contract has been enforced prior to the effective date of this chapter, then such carrier shall notify the employees by an appropriate order that such contract has been discarded and is no longer binding on them in any way. Sixth. Conference of representatives; time; place; private agreements In case of a dispute between a carrier or carriers and its or their employees, arising out of grievances or out of the interpretation or application of agreements conce...

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How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends existing labor laws to eliminate provisions that allow agreements requiring union membership as a condition of employment and to enhance the rights of employees to refrain from joining labor organizations.

  • 29 U.S.C. § 157

    except to the extent that such right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized in section 158(a)(3)

    Employees will no longer have their right to refrain from union activities affected by union membership agreements.

  • 29 U.S.C. § 158(a)(3)

    : Provided, That subject to rules and regulations made and published by the Board pursuant to section 156 of this title, an employer shall not be prohibited from permitting employees to confer with him during working hours without loss of time or pay

    Employers will no longer be allowed to create agreements that require union membership as a condition of employment.

  • 29 U.S.C. § 158(b)(2)

    or to discriminate against an employee with respect to whom membership in such organization has been denied or terminated on some ground other than his failure to tender the periodic dues and the initiation fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership

    Labor organizations cannot discriminate against employees based on membership status, thereby strengthening employee rights.

  • 29 U.S.C. § 158(b)(5)

    covered by an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3)

    Removes the criteria for how labor organizations engage in agreements regarding union membership.

  • 29 U.S.C. § 158(f)(2)

    in the private sector.

    An entire provision influential to union agreements has been removed.

  • 45 U.S.C. § 152

    Eleventh.

    Eliminates a paragraph that may have allowed for conditions regarding union membership or influence by carriers.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 1200 do?
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
Who sponsors HR 1200?
HR 1200 is sponsored by Duncan, Jeff (Republican), Perry, Scott (Republican), Baird, James R. (Republican), Ferguson, A. Drew (Republican), Lamborn, Doug (Republican), Graves, Garret (Republican), McClintock, Tom (Republican), Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" (Republican), Weber, Randy K. Sr. (Republican), Lesko, Debbie (Republican), Mann, Tracey (Republican), De La Cruz, Monica (Republican), Ezell, Mike (Republican), Timmons, William R. (Republican), DesJarlais, Scott (Republican), LaTurner, Jake (Republican), Comer, James (Republican), Mooney, Alexander X. (Republican), Hinson, Ashley (Republican), Moore, Barry (Republican), Wittman, Robert J. (Republican), Miller, Mary E. (Republican), Mace, Nancy (Republican), McHenry, Patrick T. (Republican), Ogles, Andrew (Republican), Bice, Stephanie I. (Republican), Moolenaar, John R. (Republican), Franklin, Scott (Republican), Burlison, Eric (Republican), Norman, Ralph (Republican), Steube, W. Gregory (Republican), Fry, Russell (Republican), Fallon, Pat (Republican), Clyde, Andrew S. (Republican), Babin, Brian (Republican), Houchin, Erin (Republican), Good, Bob (Republican), Issa, Darrell (Republican), Smucker, Lloyd (Republican), Calvert, Ken (Republican), Guest, Michael (Republican), Allen, Rick W. (Republican), Hageman, Harriet M. (Republican), Smith, Adrian (Republican), Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (Republican), Luna, Anna Paulina (Republican), Rutherford, John H. (Republican), Strong, Dale W. (Republican), Williams, Roger (Republican), Carter, John R. (Republican), Jackson, Ronny (Republican), Womack, Steve (Republican), Cammack, Kat (Republican), Waltz, Michael (Republican), Webster, Daniel (Republican), Sessions, Pete (Republican), Banks, Jim (Republican), Self, Keith (Republican), Dunn, Neal P. (Republican), Bishop, Dan (Republican), Green, Mark E. (Republican), Hudson, Richard (Republican), Letlow, Julia (Republican), Cole, Tom (Republican), Crane, Elijah (Republican), Carl, Jerry L. (Republican), Edwards, Chuck (Republican), Moran, Nathaniel (Republican), Fulcher, Russ (Republican), Owens, Burgess (Republican), Roy, Chip (Republican), Cloud, Michael (Republican), Massie, Thomas (Republican), Jordan, Jim (Republican), Gooden, Lance (Republican), Scott, Austin (Republican), Bentz, Cliff (Republican), Bucshon, Larry (Republican), Schweikert, David (Republican), Guthrie, Brett (Republican), Burgess, Michael C. (Republican), Brecheen, Josh (Republican), Johnson, Mike (Republican), Barr, Andy (Republican), Flood, Mike (Republican), Joyce, John (Republican), Gaetz, Matt (Republican), Ciscomani, Juan (Republican), Westerman, Bruce (Republican), Biggs, Andy (Republican), Gosar, Paul A. (Republican), Thompson, Glenn (Republican), Burchett, Tim (Republican), Kelly, Mike (Republican), Nehls, Troy E. (Republican), Hern, Kevin (Republican), Buck, Ken (Republican), Miller, Carol D. (Republican), Tiffany, Thomas P. (Republican), Harshbarger, Diana (Republican), Granger, Kay (Republican), Van Duyne, Beth (Republican), McCormick, Richard (Republican), Loudermilk, Barry (Republican), Alford, Mark (Republican), Bilirakis, Gus M. (Republican), Cline, Ben (Republican), Palmer, Gary J. (Republican), McCaul, Michael T. (Republican), Obernolte, Jay (Republican), Ellzey, Jake (Republican), Bean, Aaron (Republican), Rose, John W. (Republican), Pfluger, August (Republican), Walberg, Tim (Republican), Steel, Michelle (Republican), Collins, Mike (Republican), Yakym, Rudy (Republican), Kustoff, David (Republican), Rogers, Mike D. (Republican), Fitzgerald, Scott (Republican), Rouzer, David (Republican), Kelly, Trent (Republican), Kiggans, Jennifer A. (Republican), Harris, Andy (Republican), Curtis, John R. (Republican), Mills, Cory (Republican), Maloy, Celeste (Republican), Pence, Greg (Republican), Donalds, Byron (Republican), Hunt, Wesley (Republican), Greene, Marjorie Taylor (Republican), Lee, Laurel M. (Republican), Murphy, Gregory F. (Republican), Lucas, Frank D. (Republican), Miller-Meeks, Mariannette (Republican), Feenstra, Randy (Republican), and Wilson, Joe (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 1200?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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