S. 533

119 S533 IS: National Right-to-Work Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-12
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 533  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 12, 2025   Mr. Paul  (for himself,  Mr. Tuberville ,  Mr. Wicker ,  Mrs. Britt ,  Mr. Tillis ,  Mr. Cruz ,  Mr. Grassley ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mr. Rounds ,  Mr. Lankford ,  Mr. Scott of South Carolina ,  Mrs. Hyde-Smith ,  Mr. Scott of Florida ,  Mr. Ricketts ,  Mr. Barrasso ,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Budd , and  Mr. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions    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)
Rights of employees
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)
Unfair labor practices
Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(3), by striking  :  Provided , That  and all that follows through  retaining membership ;
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (2), by striking  or to discriminate  and all that follows through  retaining membership ; and
(B)
in paragraph (5), by striking  covered by an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3) ; and
(3)
in subsection (f)—
(A)
by striking clause (2) and redesignating clauses (3) and (4) as clauses (2) and (3), respectively; and
(B)
by striking   Provided,  That nothing in this subsection shall set aside the final proviso to section 8(a)(3) of this Act:  Provided further ,  and inserting   Provided , .
(c)
Additional conforming amendments
(1)
National Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ) is amended—
(A)
in section 9 ( 29 U.S.C. 159 ), by striking subsection (e);
(B)
in section 3(b) ( 29 U.S.C. 153(b) ), by striking  or (e) ; and
(C)
in section 8(f) ( 29 U.S.C. 158(f) ), as amended by subsection (b)(3), by striking  or 9(e) .
(2)
Other laws
Section 453A(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 653a(a)(2)(B)(ii) ) is amended by striking  section 8(f)(3)  and inserting  section 8(f)(2) .
3.
Amendment to the Railway Labor Act
Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act ( 45 U.S.C. 152 ) is amended—
(1)
by striking the Eleventh paragraph under the heading for general duties; and
(2)
by redesignating the Twelfth paragraph under the heading for general duties as the Eleventh paragraph.
4.
Effective date
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply to any agreement entered into or renewed after the date of enactment of this Act.