United States · Bill · S
S. 1577 (96th)
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.
Introduced
26 July 1979
Last action
26 July 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV], Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY]
Subjects
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Source updated
21 April 2025
Summary
Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to eliminate all provisions authorizing union security agreements (requiring union membership as a condition of employment).
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Timeline
26 July 1979
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
26 July 1979
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 July 1979
Sponsors
- Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/1577
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/1577
- us · 96-s-1577 · source updated 21 April 2025