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H.R. 1232

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Summary

H.R. 1232, the National Right-to-Work Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 12, 2025 by Rep. Joe Wilson (R) with 126 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.


Record

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H.R. 1232 has 126 co-sponsors.

hb1232/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1232 IH: National Right-to-Work Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-02-12
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1232 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2025 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Cline , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Perry , Mr. Issa , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Weber of Texas , Ms. Hageman , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Hern of Oklahoma , Mr. Guest , Mr. Babin , Mrs. Hinson , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Alford , Mr. DesJarlais , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida , Mr. Bean of Florida , Mr. Nehls , Mr. Ciscomani , Mr. Obernolte , Mr. Self , Mr. Strong , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Collins , Mr. Ellzey , Ms. Mace , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Barr , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. Steube , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. Mann , Mr. Ezell , Mr. Baird , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Moore of North Carolina , Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina , Mr. Edwards , Ms. Letlow , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Schmidt , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. McCormick , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mrs. Bice , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Green of Tennessee , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Carter of Texas , Mr. Haridopolos , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Mr. Onder , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Timmons , Mr. McDowell , Mr. McGuire , Mr. Owens , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Sessions , Ms. Maloy , Mr. Hill of Arkansas , Ms. Lee of Florida , Mr. Allen , Mr. Yakym , and Mr. Burlison ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Right-to-Work Act .
2.
Amendments to the National Labor Relations Act
(a)
Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 157 ) is amended by striking except to and all that follows through authorized in section 8(a)(3) .
(b)
Section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(a)(3) ) is amended by striking : Provided, That and all that follows through retaining membership .
(c)
Section 8(b) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(b) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2), by striking or to discriminate and all that follows through retaining membership ; and
(2)
in paragraph (5), by striking covered by an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3) .
(d)
Section 8(f) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(f) ) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
3.
Amendment to the Railway Labor Act
Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act ( 45 U.S.C. 152 ) is amended by striking paragraph Eleventh.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-02-12
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Joe Wilson (R) sponsors H.R. 1232, and 126 members have co-sponsored it, 74 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1232 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Feb 12, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1232 has taken 2 actions since Feb 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 1232 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1232 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • National Right-to-Work Act — Display Title
  • National Right-to-Work Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

9 clients hired 9 firms and 47 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1232 in 35 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Government Issues, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Health Issues, Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVOhio18
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERSDistrict of Columbia16
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEEVirginia16
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSDistrict of Columbia15
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCDistrict of Columbia14
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATIONVirginia13
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATIONNew Jersey11
PANO AIWildfire Technology CompanyCalifornia11
UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRYMaryland11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 47.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 second_quarter$740K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 second_quarter$720K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$700K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 third_quarter$700K3rd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 second_quarter$700K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 first_quarter$700K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEETHE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE2025 second_quarter$690K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 third_quarter$620K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 fourth_quarter$560K4th Quarter - Report
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2026 second_quarter$470.9K2nd Quarter - Report
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2025 fourth_quarter$452.6K4th Quarter - Report
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2025 third_quarter$444.8K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2025 second_quarter$444.8K2nd Quarter - Report
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2025 first_quarter$391.5K1st Quarter - Report
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2026 first_quarter$361.5K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEETHE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE2025 first_quarter$360K1st Quarter - Report
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2025 third_quarter$272.9K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2025 third_quarter$272.9K3rd Quarter - Report
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATIONAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$266K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1232 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1232’s is Labor and Employment.

hr1232/policy-areas.txt
Labor and EmploymentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1232, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:H.R. 1232.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution[Page H677]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com