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S. 3079 (94th)
A bill to amend chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, to prohibit union organization in the armed forces.
Introduced
4 March 1976
Last action
4 March 1976 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Allen, James B. [D-AL], Sen. Curtis, Carl T. [R-NE], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Eastland, James O. [D-MS], Sen. Fannin, Paul J. [R-AZ], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. Hansen, Clifford P. [R-WY], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Hruska, Roman L. [R-NE], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV], Sen. McClellan, John L. [D-AR], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. Scott, William Lloyd [R-VA], Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX], Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND], Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA], Sen. Taft, Robert, Jr. [R-OH], Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC], Sen. Brock, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Scott, Hugh [R-PA], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK], Sen. Buckley, James L. [R-NY], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Beall, J. Glenn, Jr. [R-MD]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Makes it unlawful for any individual or entity to solicit or enroll any member of the armed forces in any labor organization, or for any member of the armed forces to join, or encourage other members to join, any labor union. Prescribes a penalty of not more than five years imprisonment for any individual violating this Act, and a fine of not less than $25,000 or more than $50,000 for any labor organization in violation of this Act. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 975)
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Timeline
4 March 1976
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 1976
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 March 1976
Sponsors
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Allen, James B. [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Curtis, Carl T. [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Eastland, James O. [D-MS] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Fannin, Paul J. [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hansen, Clifford P. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hruska, Roman L. [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McClellan, John L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Scott, William Lloyd [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Taft, Robert, Jr. [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brock, Bill [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Scott, Hugh [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Buckley, James L. [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Beall, J. Glenn, Jr. [R-MD] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/senate-bill/3079
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/94/s/3079
- us · 94-s-3079 · source updated 14 January 2025