Bill · H.R. 1232· House(119-HR-1232)
National Right-to-Work Act
- Introduced
- 2/12/2025
- Last activity
- 2/12/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Sponsored by
- Joe Wilson
- Cosponsors
- - 129 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
H.R. 1232 is called the National Right-to-Work Act. The bill aims to protect the free choice of individual workers to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to choose not to participate in those activities. It makes changes to the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act. The text removes specific provisions that previously allowed agreements requiring union membership or financial support as a condition of employment. By doing this, the legislation alters how labor organizations and employers can handle union security clauses across the United States.
Yes
Would business owners be better off under this?+6
Business owners benefit from the reduction of mandatory union membership requirements for employees.
Does this give the federal government more power?+5
Establishes a national standard for right-to-work, overriding various state-level labor agreement norms.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+2
Employers may have more flexibility in labor relations by eliminating mandatory union membership clauses.
The opposite
Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise?-8
The bill removes requirements for maintaining union membership and strikes provisions that protect union security agreements.
Would union members be better off under this?-7
The bill undermines union stability by allowing workers to benefit from union contracts without paying for membership.
Does this leave more decisions to the states?-5
The national act imposes a uniform federal standard that limits states' ability to allow union security agreements.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 2 and Section 3: These sections remove provisions that allowed agreements requiring employees to join or financially support a labor organization as a condition of employment. For individuals who prefer not to join or pay dues to a union, this could be seen as positive because it protects their free choice to refrain from these activities.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2 and Section 3: By eliminating provisions that permit agreements requiring union membership or financial support, these sections change the funding and membership structures for labor organizations. For workers who value strong, universally supported collective bargaining, this could be viewed as a negative outcome because it may reduce collective financial backing and bargaining power for unions.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+2Improves Union Protections-8
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+6Good For Union Workers-7
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5Increase States Rights-5
- 9/28/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/14/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 8/31/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 5/11/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/9/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/2/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/12/2026
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- 1/7/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 12/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/18/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/8/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/29/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 8/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/1/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 7/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/5/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/19/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/6/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/30/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/28/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 4/8/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/31/2025
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- 3/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/11/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/3/2025
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- 2/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/14/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/12/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 74 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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