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H.R. 5159

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5159, the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 4, 2025 by Rep. Brad Sherman (D) with 17 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Sep 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 5159 has 17 co-sponsors.

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119 HR 5159 IH: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-04
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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. 5159  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 4, 2025   Mr. Sherman  (for himself,  Ms. Brownley ,  Ms. Budzinski ,  Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Mr. Garamendi ,  Mr. Gomez ,  Mr. Lynch ,  Mr. Magaziner ,  Mr. McGarvey ,  Mr. McGovern ,  Mr. Moulton ,  Mr. Nadler ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Panetta , and  Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Nationwide Right to Unionize Act  .
2.
Preempting State right-to-work laws
Subsection (b) of section 14 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 164 ) is repealed.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Brad Sherman (D) sponsors H.R. 5159, and 17 members have co-sponsored it, 15 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5159 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Sep 4, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5159 has taken 2 actions since Sep 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 5159 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5159, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 5159 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Nationwide Right to Unionize Act — Display Title
  • Nationwide Right to Unionize Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5159 in 8 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 Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Constitution, Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Aviation/Airlines/Airports.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE—Virginia14—
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION HEALTH GROUPHome health & hospiceNew Jersey12—
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia11—
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE14—
WASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING12—
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA11—
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GREGORY MOURAD114
JACE WHITE114
MARK MIX114
N/A N/A114
KYLE MULROY112
DANIEL MAUER111
ELENA LOPEZ111
ERICA FEIN111
STEPHANIE LEZCANO111
STEPHEN SCHEMBS111
TIM BARNES111
TYSIANNA MARINO111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$435K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEETHE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE2025 third_quarter$220K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEETHE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEETHE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEETHE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERSINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS2025 third_quarter$138.9K3rd Quarter - Report
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION HEALTH GROUPWASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING2025 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION HEALTH GROUPWASHINGTON STRATEGIC CONSULTING2025 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5159 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5159’s is Labor and Employment.

hr5159/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com